Annotated Bibliography

Paul Lore. "The courageous Curt Flood; Baseball history; The Cardinals centerfielder's actions bespoke honor in his challenge to the establishment; OTHER VIEWS. " St. Louis Post - Dispatch 19 Jul 2011, ProQuest Newsstand, ProQuest. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. <http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?Ver=1&Exp=11-202016&FMT=7&DID=2401926891&RQT=309&cfc=1> This talked about how the HBO documentary focuses on his personal life. Gives reasons why Flood was courageous not curious. Many people think Flood was greedy in his reasons for challenging baseball, but Flood was always a civil rights activist and could not believe how baseball players were treated. Hickock, Ralph. A Who's Who of Sports Champions: their stories & records. Boston: Houghton Mifflin , 1995. Print. This book gives a basic biography of Floods life and baseball career. Shows many specific records Flood has to show just how valuable of a player he was to his team. Barra, Allen. "How Curt Flood Changed Baseball and Killed His Career in the Process." the Atlantic. N.p., Jul 12 2011, 2:05 PM ET. Web. 10 Feb 2012. http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/how-curt-flood-changed-baseball-andkilled-his-career-in-the-process/241783/. Floods childhood had many difficulties growing up in the city of Oakland. Flood worked extremely hard to make it to the MLB, and what Flood did have after being traded to the Phillies. Brady, Pat. "Blasphemy!." . N.p., December 21, 1997. Web. 1 Mar 2012. <http://xroads.virginia.edu/~class/am483_97/projects/brady/flood.html>. Flood had quotes in his autobiography that explained his reaction to the trade. Detailed how the legal battle was between new ideas in the 1960s compared to traditional establishment of the early 1900s. Baranger, Walt. "Curtis Charles Flood." What The Hall?. September 23, 2007, n.d. Web. 12 Feb 2012. <http://what-the-hall.info/?flood>. Flood should be in the Hall of Fame based not only on his greatness as a player, but also as somebody who changed the game baseball with his courageous actions. Matthews, Eric Tyrone. "CURT FLOOD A HERO FOR THE AGES." BASEBALL'S BLACK HERITAGE. May 7, 2011, n.d. Web. 12 Feb 2012. <http://www.baseballsblackheritage.com/?p=79>.

During recent financial quarrels in the NFL and NBA, player should remember Flood for influencing American sports by opening doors for players everywhere to have more rights and make the money they do because of his sacrifice. Also contains Floods letter to baseball commissioner Kuhn.