How Baseball Became as American as Apple Pie
October 21 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
a Humanities on the Road lecture featuring Matt Andrews, Teaching Professor of History
Baseball was one of the most popular sports in the United States throughout much of the 20th century, and it was also entangled with wider issues in American history, including rituals of nationalism, racial and class hierarchies, images of masculine celebrity, and the emergence of new media and advertising. Join UNC’s award-winning professor of sports history, Matt Andrews, for an insightful historical commentary on baseball’s influential role in modern American mythologies and new perspectives on “Americas pastime.”
DETAILS
COST: Free and open to the public
DATE and TIME: Monday, October 21, 2024 | 5:30-6:30 PM
LOCATION: Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, NC
