Education and Outreach

MORE THAN A NEW EXHIBIT

The Black Baseball Initiative is more than a new exhibit in Cooperstown. We have developed new online content as well as outreach programs that are having a positive impact on communities.

OUTREACH PROGRAMS

Illustration featuring from l-r Bud Fowler, Jackie Robinson, Cannon Street All-Stars, Mo' ne Davis and Mookie Betts

Geared for students ages 8-12, this webpage delivers the story of Black baseball and its role in the Civil Rights Movement. 

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School Resource Kit contents.

We have created and shipped School Resource Kits comprised of educational materials, activities, supplies, and replica artifacts to elementary schools.

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Students enjoying the Museum's Sacred Ground Exhibit

We have hosted more than 1,000 students and teachers from low-income communities across Upstate New York. These experiences provided students and teachers with complimentary round-trip tour bus transportation, nutritious boxed lunches, a guided museum experience with our museum teachers and a goodie bag with resources to continue their learning journey at home.

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Adam Jones during a Virtual Event

We are hosting virtual programs exploring the stories of Black baseball. These programs can be joined live or accessed via the Museum's YouTube channel.  

VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL 

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We are regularly publishing Black baseball stories on our website and distributing them via multiple social media platforms. 

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Memories and Dream Winter 2022

We are featuring stories about Black baseball in the Museum's official magazine, Memories and Dreams. 

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Children participating in a Museum program

We have launched educational programs for Museum visitors with a focus on Black baseball history. 

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We will be publishing a companion volume to the exhibit with Dr. Gerald Early serving as editor.

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The students were incredibly excited to know there were African American pioneers in baseball, just like Martin Luther King Jr.

Elizabeth Gerling, Principal, Columbus Elementary School, Utica, NY.
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HEAR THE VOICES OF BLACK BASEBALL

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VOICES OF THE GAME WITH LARRY LESTER

A special Virtual Voices of the Game program with author and historian Larry Lester, who will discusses his role as a guest curator on the Hall of Fame’s Black Baseball Initiative, along with his donation of many recorded interviews with significant black baseball figures.

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VOICES OF THE GAME WITH DUSTY BAKER

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker, the leader of the world champions, joined us for a special edition of Virtual Voices of the Game. We spent time discussing Dusty’s relationship with Hall of Famer and teammate Hank Aaron. Baker was a two-time All-Star during his playing career which featured seven seasons as a teammate of Hank Aaron with the Braves.

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Be Part of the Black Baseball Initiative

Help support one of the largest initiatives in the institution’s history with a gift today. 

 

Support the Black Baseball Initiative

THE BLACK BASEBALL INITIATIVE

Is made possible by: 

THE YAWKEY FOUNDATION

with additional support from

BILL JANETSCHEK IN HONOR OF HIS SIBLINGS ROBERT AND ANN

THE ANTHONY A. YOSELOFF FOUNDATION

THE BISIGNANO FAMILY