An African-American golfer and a washed-up St. Paul Saintss pitcher, caught in a dangerous post-World War II mix of racial tension, anxious social change, and anti-Communist paranoia, struggle to find a common ground of trust as they mount a challenge to segregation in professional golf. Its the late 1940s, and the Professional Golf Associations Caucasian only rule is in force for almost every major tournament. Flash Dawkins knows hes good enough to win as a pro golfer, but his attempt to qualify for the St. Paul Open makes ...
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An African-American golfer and a washed-up St. Paul Saintss pitcher, caught in a dangerous post-World War II mix of racial tension, anxious social change, and anti-Communist paranoia, struggle to find a common ground of trust as they mount a challenge to segregation in professional golf. Its the late 1940s, and the Professional Golf Associations Caucasian only rule is in force for almost every major tournament. Flash Dawkins knows hes good enough to win as a pro golfer, but his attempt to qualify for the St. Paul Open makes him a marked man with a growing list of enemies ready to short-circuit his dreams of becoming golfs Jackie Robinson.
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