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DDIt's seems irrelevant to me if the player was African American in 1952. Even if he was the first African American for that team, the increased appeal seems limited; I don't think Pumpsie Green cards carry a premium in Boston.
As far as the Jewish reference, being Jewish it did not offend me at first. I became more offended by Jim's responses if anything.
And by the way, I think there are also quite a few Native American collectors out there.