A space within society where African Americans have been recruited more than others — is a powerful symbol of the wide-ranging challenges and triumphs in the nation’s history of race and racism. This exhibit, which emphasizes the period of Jim Crow to the modern era, showcases how racism has influenced sports– as well as the political, social and economic experiences of African Americans in the broader world. Most importantly, it highlights the inventive ways African Americans engaged sports as a means to i
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