鈥淎ll American: The Power of Sports鈥 Press Kit
September 16, 2022鈥揓anuary 7, 2024
威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum, Lawrence F. O鈥橞rien Gallery
Washington, DC
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 celebrates the role of sports in creating, spreading, and promoting American identity with a new exhibit, , opening on September 16, 2022. The power of sports has many applications. Sports unite people, teach values, and inspire hope and pride. In the United States, sports have powered efforts to bring citizens together, shape them, and project a vision of what it means to be American. But sports convey power to athletes too鈥攑ower to break social barriers and protest injustice. All American explores the power of sports both to embody our national ideals and challenge us to live up to them.
This 3,000-square-foot exhibit will showcase more than 75 items including original records, artifacts, and photographs. Highlights will include original sports equipment and jerseys given by star athletes to Presidents, early 20th-century tobacco baseball cards, trophies, rare pictures and film footage, patents, and more!
Read the exhibit press release: 威尼斯人娱乐场 Celebrates Sports History with New Exhibit
Visual Resources
NARA Blog Posts
- 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum Displays Title IX Documents Ahead of All American Sports Exhibit, 威尼斯人娱乐场 News
- 威尼斯人娱乐场 Examines Sports History with New Exhibit, 威尼斯人娱乐场 News
Related 威尼斯人娱乐场 Blog Posts and Online Resources
- Special Topics page: Baseball at the 威尼斯人娱乐场
- 威尼斯人娱乐场 eBook: Baseball: The National Pastime in the 威尼斯人娱乐场
- Online Exhibit: Letter from Jackie Robinson to IKE about the Little Rock 9
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All American: The Power of Sports is made possible in part by the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Foundation through the generous support of AT&T, AARP, and Mars, Incorporated. Additional support provided by HISTORY庐 and the Lawrence F. O鈥橞rien Family. Opening Month support provided by Anheuser-Busch.