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maveric

(16,445 posts) Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:41 PM Aug 2017

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Red Sox owner John Henry feels "Yawkey Way" evokes racist past.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20371946/boston-red-sox-owner-wants-yawkey-way-name-changed

Last team in MLB to integrate. 1959. Twelve years after Jackie R. broke the color barrier.

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Red Sox owner John Henry feels "Yawkey Way" evokes racist past. (Original Post) maveric Aug 2017 OP

As a MA native, I say he has a point al bupp Aug 2017 #1

As was I. maveric Aug 2017 #3

I thought it was Cal Griffith of the Washington Senators Chasstev365 Aug 2017 #2

al bupp

(2,179 posts)

1. As a MA native, I say he has a point

Reply to maveric (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:46 PM

Aug 2017

The Yawkeys were famously racist back in the day. Boston, too. I was there for the busing riots of the seventies.

maveric

(16,445 posts)

3. As was I.

Reply to al bupp (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 11:35 AM

Aug 2017

Yawkey was a raging racist and a crappy human being.

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

2. I thought it was Cal Griffith of the Washington Senators

Reply to maveric (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:51 PM

Aug 2017

Did not know it was the Red Sox!

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