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Race, Gender, and Culture

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Race, Gender, and Culture

This course is part of American History Through Baseball Specialization

Instructor: Tom Zeiler

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Understand how baseball illuminates the history of race relations.
Analyze the challenges faced by women in sports and America.
Illuminate how baseball reflects on American culture.

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Assessments

38 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course will explore baseball through the lenses of race, gender, and culture. For good and for ill, baseball has been at the forefront of how the United States has dealt with these issues. Does baseball leading the way with desegregation negate that the sport was at the forefront of segregation with its Gentlemen’s Agreements? What is the historical legacy of baseball providing opportunities for women during wartime, in a way that other North American professional sports leagues did not? These are some of the ideas that this course will explore as it shows baseball’s virtues and flaws.

Module details

Welcome to the course! In this module we will cover topics surrounding post civil war reconstruction, the rise of journalism in baseball, the color line, and women's baseball.

What's included

9 videos1 reading9 assignments1 discussion prompt

9 videosTotal 57 minutes

Module Introduction2 minutes
Baseball as America's National Pastime9 minutes
Post Civil War Reconstruction6 minutes
The Rise of Baseball in Journalism5 minutes
Drawing the Color Line: Baseball after the Civil War7 minutes
Only the Ball was White: Segregation and Pro Baseball8 minutes
Native American and Latin American Baseball7 minutes
Women's Baseball — Part 1 6 minutes
Women's Baseball — Part 27 minutes

1 readingTotal 1 minute

Course Updates and Accessibility Support1 minute

9 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

End of Module30 minutes
Baseball as America's National Pastime5 minutes
Post Civil War Reconstruction5 minutes
The Rise of Baseball in Journalism5 minutes
Drawing the Color Line: Baseball after the Civil War5 minutes
Only the Ball was White: Segregation and Pro Baseball5 minutes
Native American and Latin American Baseball5 minutes
Women's Baseball — Part 1 5 minutes
Women's Baseball — Part 25 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Introduce Yourself!10 minutes

In this module we will cover topics surrounding the Progressive Era, post war anxiety, the negro leagues, and continue the discussion on women's baseball.