Folklife Resources for Educators

Materials Related to Baseball

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Baseball: Across a Divided Society - Primary Source Set
by Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/baseball/

Sheet music, video clips, images, trading cards, and photographs tell the story of how baseball emerged as the American national pastime. Featured primary source items show Americans from different backgrounds and social experiences embracing the sport. A Teacher Guide (7 p. PDF) provides background on baseball in the context of American social and economic history, including a focus on minority participation, and a discussion of baseball in both urban and rural contexts.

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Library of Congress
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Washington DC 20540-1300
(202) 707-5000
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/