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Virtual Perspectives Speaker Series | The 1905 Ogden Assembly African-American Baseball Team

February 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Free

Our next Perspectives Speaker Series is Wednesday, February 12. Join us at noon for “The History of the 1905 Ogden Assembly African-American Baseball Team.”

RSVP –> https://utah-gov.zoom.us/…/WN_AA46XHTNRlOw_72sA36kig…

Chris Hansen, an Ogden native and historic preservationist, will discuss the 1905 Ogden Assembly African-American baseball team. He will explore the social, cultural, political, and economic events and history that led to the development of the team, and also talk about the team’s overarching legacy in Utah.

About Chris: Chris Hansen is an Ogden native and received his bachelor’s degree in history from Weber State University and master’s degree in urban planning from Eastern Washington University. He has worked in historic preservation for the past 25 years and is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.

Feature image is courtesy of Colorado baseball historian Jay Sanford/Baseball Hall of Fame. The image is of the Salt Lake Occidentals baseball team in 1909 posing with boxing Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, after Johnson guest-umpired an Occidentals exhibition baseball game.

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