Carl Seldon, American

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Carl Seldon was the first African American Golf Pro at Bobby Jones Golf Course where he worked from 1980-1986. Almost thirty years prior to his appointment, in 1951 Alfred (Tup) Holmes, his brother Oliver, their father, Dr. Hamilton M. Holmes, and friend Charles T. Bell were turned away from the public Bobby Jones course because they were African American. In 1955, their case Holmes v. Atlanta, the case that desegregated public golf, went all the way to the Supreme Court, where in 1955 the Court ruled favor of Holmes.A scorecard for the Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia. The scorecard folds in half, forming a small booklet. It is printed on white paper with green text and illustrations. On the front of the scorecard is the name of the course printed near the top, right corner in block text that reads: [BOBBY JONES / GOLF COURSE / ATLANTA, GEORGIA]. In the bottom right corner is text that reads: [Carl Seldon / PGA / Gold Professional]. On the right side of the front cover is an illustration of the seal of the City of Atlanta, Bureau of Parks and Recreation, with the name of the bureau printed in a circle around an illustration of a tree with a banner stretched across the inner circle of the seal that reads: [Leisure Services]. The back of the scorecard booklet is an illustrated map of the golf course, noting the rules, hazards and boundaries of the course. Taking up both interior pages of...

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Smithsonian Institution