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Seattle Steelheads Baseball & the Community in the 1940s - Black History Month Edition
AARP Washington State Podcast
English - February 13, 2023 21:33 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Education aging crime healthyaging agefriendly finance fraud happiness health healthyliving scams Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Stephanie Johnson-Toliver of the Black Heritage Society of WA joins us to talk about the exhibit she help curate on the history of the Seattle Steelheads, part of the first pro Black baseball league on the West Coast. Plus, we get into the Black experience in 1940s Seattle and baseball for other marginalized groups. The exhibit is in Steelheads Alley at the Hatback Bar & Grille across the street from T-Mobile Park.
We're having a Black History Month event at Steelheads Alley on Weds. Feb. 15th, 2023. Come meet AARP Washington staff, volunteers and other members of your community from 5-8pm. Registration is required. The venue has free parking in the front and rear of the building. Refreshments provided and your first beverage is on us! RSVP now at: events.aarp.org/aarpwabhm