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I Was Told By The General Manager That A White Player Had Received A Higher Raise Than Me. Because White People Required More Money To Live Than Black People. That Is Why I Wasn't Going To Get A Raise.

-Curt Flood

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I Was Told By The General Manager

Curt Flood

I Was Told By The General Manager That A White Player Had Received A Higher Raise Than Me. Because White People Required More Money To Live Than Black People. That Is Why I Wasn't Going To Get A Raise.

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