Cover of June 1974 Black Sports Magazine with Henry Aaron
Description
A color slide of the cover of Black Sports magazine, July 1974 issue. The image of Henry Aaron is artwork portraying him from the waist up with his arms raised. Aaron is wearing an Atlanta Braves home jersey. The caption on the cover reads, "Will white American accept this black hero?" which is in the middle of a star design. His image is against a background of a stylized American flag with the text "Henry the Great". Along the left side of the cover is a list of contents, the first of which reads, "'Aaron's the Coolest', says Cool Papa Bell". At the bottom of the cover is the text, "Inside--Special Hank Aaron Section". See aaronha01_51.
Player(s)
Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021
Team(s)
Atlanta - NL
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1974–1974
Subject
Hall of famers; Outfielders (Baseball); African American baseball players; Home runs (Baseball); Sports--Periodicals.; Baseball in art
Source
Black Sports
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Aa-Al
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)