I was leaving probably one of the greatest organizations in hte world at that time for what was probably one of the least like, and, by God, this is America.

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I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has...

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has...

I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher...

I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher...

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it....

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it....

But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a...

But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a...

If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly,...

If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly,...

Baseball regards us as sheep.

Baseball regards us as sheep.

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth,...

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth,...

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball...

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball...

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

I'm a child of the sixties, I'm a man of the sixties. During that period...

I'm a child of the sixties, I'm a man of the sixties. During that period...

It was so difficult for the fans to understand my problems with baseball.

It was so difficult for the fans to understand my problems with baseball.

Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.

Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.

Remember when I told you about the American dream? That if you worked hard enough...

Remember when I told you about the American dream? That if you worked hard enough...

Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed...

Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed...

All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court...

All the grand work was laid for people who came after me. The Supreme Court...

I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment...

I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment...