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Originally Posted by mrreality68
And it is still effected today as many collectors will not buy cards of Cap Aanson because of his history of Racism
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As a Cubs collector, Anson's issue is more powerful than simple racism.
Many people and players were racist at this point in time as it was socially acceptable, but Anson wielded his power and influence to institutionalize racism as an operating procedure in the game.
That's a major reason racist like Jimmy Ryan is in the somewhat recently created Cubs Team HOF and Cap Anson isn't.