History

– How did Jack Johnson and his 1910 heavyweight championship fight

against Jim Jeffries blur line between broader American cultural

beliefs and popular culture?

– How did Jack Johnson violate American cultural beliefs outside of his boxing?

– How did ethnically distinct baseball players like Joe DiMaggio and

Hank Greenberg eventually become accepted as “American” heroes,

thereby helping the country become more accepting of Italian and

Jewish Americans?

– How did Jackie Robinson’s entry into major league baseball fit into

broader American trends in 1947? In other words, what was happening in

America at the time that allowed this to happen more easily in

baseball?

– What are some examples of athletes using the popularity of their

sporting events as an opportunity to make a political or social

statement?

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