En 1947, el Club Estatal de Golf Fir es fundado por un grupo racialmente diverso de 15 hombres y mujeres que no eran bien recibidos en los clubes de golf existentes en Seattle en ese momento debido a su raza. Como primer club de golf Afroamericano en la ciudad, ayudan a abrir el camino a una mayor aceptación de las minorías en los campos de golf de la región. El club crea más adelante la Fundación Estatal de Golf Fir (Fir State Golf Foundation) para fomentar la participación de la juventud en el golf y en la comunidad.
El Club Estatal de Golf Fir (Fir State Golf Club) se funda en Seattle en 1947.
- By Elise Fogel
- Posted 9/03/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9531
Sources:
“Fir State Golf Club History,” Fir State Junior Golf Foundation website accessed August 15, 2010 (http://firstatejuniorgolf.org/); “Negro Golfers Ask Right to Join Public Clubs,” The Seattle Daily Times, Tuesday, July 22, 1952, p. 8; “Public Golf Meets Should Be Open To All,” Ibid, July 23, 1952, p. 25; William F. Steedman, “Tee Talk: City Association Faces Race-Discrimination Issue,” Ibid, February 28, 1954, p. 36; “Fir State Celebrates 50 Years,” The Seattle Times, August 15, 1997 (http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/); “Spotlight -- Luscious Dean -- Fir State Golf club Member,” Ibid, May 26, 1999 (http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/).
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