Racism and baseball cards

samosa4u · #1 03-01-2025, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse9

This isn't looking to start a firestorm, but an interesting question was brought up to me

In the early post war card years (say 1948-1950) integrated baseball was still a touchy subject. It's possible many collectors at that time might have refused to keep cards of certain players. Could that have had an impact on the survivor numbers of those player's cards?

Back in the day, set collecting was something a lot of the kids did. So, even if the racist ones pulled black players from the packs, they still had to keep them, right ??

Even the doubles of black players were probably kept (so they could be traded away for the players you needed to complete the set!)

Balticfox · #2 03-01-2025, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Back in the day, set collecting was something a lot of the kids did. So, even if the racist ones pulled black players from the packs, they still had to keep them, right ??

Even the doubles of black players were probably kept (so they could be traded away for the players you needed to complete the set!)

Indeed. I'm actually prejudiced against players without caps but I still keep their cards in my collection with the others.

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Originally Posted by Mungo Hungo

To my knowledge, in 1950, the word 'Negro' was not offensive in any sense whatsoever. That didn't come until much later.

While the word may be unfashionable these days, it's still very proper and must not therefore be considered offensive. Ask the distinguished gentlemen behind the United Negro College Fund.

Bpm0014 · #3 03-02-2025, 10:49 AM

If you looked at the top 50 or so cards that are discussed ad infinituim on this board you would have a difficult time imagining that African-Americans have been in MLB since 1947 or that they are any good at the sport. Just sayin.

Stop it Karine Jean-Pierre. Fake news. Mays and Jackie are arguably as popular, to collect, now as Mantle and Ruth. Aaron and Jeter are up there as well.

Republicaninmass · #4 03-02-2025, 11:52 AM

1911 t9 Turkey red Boxers were ordered by the customer. Are there any lower pops among the players?

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