Education and Outreach

More than a new Exhibit

The Black Baseball Initiative is more than a new exhibit in Cooperstown. Through this initiative, we will develop new online content as well as outreach programs will make a positive impact on communities throughout the country.

Outreach

  • Design and launch an educational website targeting 5th - 8th grade students to deliver the story of Black baseball and its role in Civil Rights movement. 
  • Promote and fund Museum visits for low-income school groups, with the goal of hosting at least 500 children from our region by the end of 2024.
  • Create "School Trunk" kits comprised of educational materials, activities, supplies, and replica artifacts to distribute to elementary schools.
  • Develop virtual programs for Boys & Girls Clubs, schools, and other community partners. 
  • Augment programs in the Museum Learning Center with new Black baseball content. 
Education program at the Museum

A school group visits the Museum for a dynamic learning experience through the lens of baseball. (Milo Stewart/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

 

Social Media

  • Publish a series of web stories and short-form videos highlighting important Black baseball stories, and distribute these via multiple social media platforms. 
  • Launch a curated collection of Black baseball artifacts on the Museum's Digital Collection Portal. 

Publications 

  • Publish a companion volume to the exhibit with Dr. Gerald Early serving as editor.
  • Feature additional stories about Black baseball on the Museum's website and in its bi-monthly magazine. 
  • Increase the number of authors with books related to Black baseball participating in the Museum's Author Series program. 

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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