Ethnic Hereos in Baseball's Melting Pot May 3, 2009

Ethnic Heroes in Baseball’s Melting Pot
Sunday, May 3 at 11 AM
At the Museum at Eldridge Street

As a means of illuminating America 's racial and ethnic past, historian William M. Simons examines and compares an iconic baseball triumvirate. During its golden age, the game possessed the power to dramatize the imperfect machinations of the nation's melting pot. Jackie Robinson's battle to integrate baseball symbolized the collective struggle of blacks against racism. Likewise, Italian American superstar Joe DiMaggio and the Jewish slugger Hank Greenberg possessed profound meaning for their respective ethnic groups.

WHAT: Historian William M. Simons discusses baseball’s early ethnic heroes: Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio and Hank Greenberg.
WHEN: Sunday, May 3 at 11 am.

WHERE: Museum at Eldridge Street Synagogue
12 Eldridge Street, between Canal and Division Streets
By subway: F to East Broadway; B or D to Grand Street

This event is part of our Academic Angles Series and is free. For more information, call the Museum at Eldridge Street at 212.219.0888 or visit www.eldridgestreet.org.

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