Baseball and the Postal Service: Teaching Race and Gender through Two American Institutions
Description:
Join staff from the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum as they introduce online resources related to their upcoming exhibition, Baseball: America’s Home Run. Created for inclusion in fifth grade classrooms, these Smithsonian Learning Lab collections explore the intersection of baseball and the U.S. postal system through the lenses of race and gender. Webinar participants will receive a personalized introduction to the Smithsonian Learning Lab website, as well as a guided tour of the two Postal Museum online collections. -------- Featured Resources: Segregation, Integration, and the Civil Rights Movements in Baseball and the United States Postal Service https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/segregation-integration-and-the-civil-rights-movements-in-baseball-and-the-united-states-postal-service/aUn6RkEprEBq4hLg#r Women in Baseball and the Post Office https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/women-in-baseball-and-the-post-office/VN52nh31gneVk7Ro#r Download a "Quick Start Guide" here for using the Smithsonian Learning Lab in your own classroom: https://learninglab.si.edu/resources/view/3558271
Video Duration:
59 min 21 sec
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