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2020-06-20 | Minnesota Twins remove statue of former owner citing racist comments | TheHill
'Griffith was orphaned at age 11 and was adopted by his uncle, Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith, according to The Minnesota Star Tribune. '
'Clark Griffith died in 1955, leaving the Senators franchise to Calvin Griffith as majority owner. '
'The team was bought for $38 million to Carl Pohlad in 1984, whose son Jim Pohlad is the current principal owner. '
'Griffith was responsible for moving the team to Minnesota in 1961 . '
'The Pohlad family announced last week that it would donate $25 million from its foundation toward racial justice reform, the outlet reported. '
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https://archive.ph/wip/5n2vl :
'Griffith was orphaned at age 11 and was adopted by his uncle, Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith, according to The Minnesota Star Tribune. '
'Clark Griffith died in 1955, leaving the Senators franchise to Calvin Griffith as majority owner. '
'The team was bought for $38 million to Carl Pohlad in 1984, whose son Jim Pohlad is the current principal owner. '
'Griffith was responsible for moving the team to Minnesota in 1961 . '
'The Pohlad family announced last week that it would donate $25 million from its foundation toward racial justice reform, the outlet reported. '
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