Sept. 13 - Oct. 26 2012
Rohrbach Library proudly hosts Pride and Passion, a spectacular graphic exploration of baseball in an earlier version of Jim Crow America, thanks to a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.
Event schedule:
Sept. 19 - Opening with historian Edward Morrison and renowned artist Ed Terrell DETAILS
Sept. 22 - Oral historian Dr. Bob Allen on The Souls of Black Baseball: Barnstorming the Keystone State; former Harrisburg Black Giants player Jimmy Weedon; pickup Wiffle Ball on the library lawn with kids, families, and KU librarians: all part of KU Family Day! DETAILS
Oct. 17 - Dr. Maria Sanelli hosts educators for a multimedia workshop about bringing the Negro Leagues into the K-12 curriculum DETAILS
Oct. 25 - Scholar Dr. Lawrence Hogan (author & editor of Shades of Glory) and former NY Black Yankees pitcher Bob Scott return to Kutztown DETAILS
Use the tabs above to tour a treasury of Negro Leagues resources! |