July 26 |
The First Negro League Game at Yankee Stadium |
Join Bob Scott, Jim Robinson, Dr. Lawrence Hogan and John Thorn for a conversation about the game, the times, and more!
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| Monday, July 26 6:30 PM | ||
| 80th Anniversary | ||
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Play Ball: The 80th Anniversary of the First Negro League Game at Yankee Stadium
On July 5, 1930, the first Negro League baseball game was played at Yankee Stadium, ushering in a new era in American professional sports. In addition to its historical importance, the game was also a benefit for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first African-American labor organization to receive a charter from the American Federation of Labor. Join Negro League players Bob Scott and Jim Robinson, Dr. Lawrence Hogan, professor and author of Shades of Glory: The Negro Leagues and the Story of African-American Baseball (National Geographic, 2006), and baseball historian John Thorn for a conversation about the game, the times, and what the anniversary tells us about how America has, and hasn’t, changed in the last 80 years. $
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
$12 Non-Members
$8 Seniors and Students
$6 Museum Members
*A two dollar surcharge applies for unreserved, walk-in participants.
For more information please call 917.492.3395.
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