Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience

An exciting exhibit about the history of African-American baseball opened at McIntyre Library on May 29th!

Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience

May 29-July 3, 2012

Monday-Friday: 9:00am to 9:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm to 9:00pm

McIntyre Library, 2nd Floor Breezeway
Free and open to the public!

This traveling exhibit examines the challenges faced by African-American baseball players as they sought equal opportunities in their sport beginning in the post-Civil War era.

In addition to viewing the exhibit, plan to attend one of many events related to this exhibit and to Eau Claire's role in the history of African American baseball.

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