ESPN runs a column called Uni Watch that looks at some interesting and notable uniforms throughout the decades of sports. This one I found to be particularly interesting as it details how the Columbus, GA Yankees, a AA affiliate of the New York Yankees from 1964-1966 and were often known as the Columbus Confederate Yankees (ironic, I know), wore a Confederate "Stars and Bars" Flag on their sleeves - including their black players. (You can see Yankee Roy White in the uniform, above.) Today, I think many people would be aghast at that, but Uni Watch did some thorough investigating as to the background of the patch and whether it was sinister racism at play, a marketing ploy, or an afterthought that is a bigger deal nowadays. You can read Paul Lukas' article here.
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