The year is 1896, and golf is taking off in America. It quickly becomes clear that America's best golfers are not from the privileged class, but are Black and Native American caddies working at the nation's most prestigious country clubs. John Shippen and Oscar Bunn were two of the most talented golfers of their time, and Shippen is regarded as America's first professional golfer. In the summer of 1896, the two friends and fellow caddies found themselves in the middle of an international incident when the U.S. Open came to ...
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The year is 1896, and golf is taking off in America. It quickly becomes clear that America's best golfers are not from the privileged class, but are Black and Native American caddies working at the nation's most prestigious country clubs. John Shippen and Oscar Bunn were two of the most talented golfers of their time, and Shippen is regarded as America's first professional golfer. In the summer of 1896, the two friends and fellow caddies found themselves in the middle of an international incident when the U.S. Open came to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. What happened next speaks to the possibility, but ultimate limit, of talent in a segregated society.
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