This presentation by history professor Dr. Lawrence Hogan includes exhibit materials, as well as selections from the acclaimed video documentary of the same name. The black part of our national game is explored, and the speaker examines in depth the rich relationships that comprised “Blackball” during America’s era of segregation. The program will feature a rendition of the unique "Breaking the Line with the Mudville Nine," a Negro League version of “Casey at the Bat” by storyteller, poet and actor Kevin Kane. This narrative poem was first performed in 2013 at the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame. Veteran Negro League baseball player James Robinson will also share his experiences.
This program is funded by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Saturday, February 18, 2017 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Please visit the events page for the Manville Public Library at sclsnj.org to register for this event.