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If you’re on Instagram, you should follow the San Francisco Chronicle‘s vault account: pictures and covers from days gone by.

I will admit something to you, Enthusiasts, and I am being completely honest: when I read the headline above, I thought “Willie Mays ran for Congress? Wasn’t he busy being Willie Mays?”

But then I read it; no one would sell him a house because he was black. He hit .333 the year before, with 35 home runs and 39 stolen bases, which was good enough for the All-Star team, but not enough for Bank of America.