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Tuesday, March 16
7:00 - 9:00 P.M., Library room 223:
Keynote speaker with reception to follow. Dr. Leslie Heaphy Assistant Professor of History,
Kent State University and author of The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960, will present a talk
entitled Living the History of the Negro Leagues.
Thursday, March 18
10:00 - 11:00 A.M., Library room 223:
Book talk and signing by Matt Tavares, author and illustrator of Henry
Aaron's Dream. Books will be available for purchase. Find more information about the author
at http://matttavares.com .
Friday, March 19
12:00 - 1:30 P.M., Library room 223:
Four Negro League Legends will talk about their career experiences.
6:30 P.M., UCF Baseball Ballpark:
Baseball game with appearance by Negro League Legends. UCF vs. Presbyterian
College.
Monday, March 22
7:00 – 8:30 P.M., Library room 223:
Dr. Lee Lowenfish, author of Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman, will present
a talk entitled Conservative Revolutionary: How Branch Rickey's Signing of Jackie
Robinson Jump-Started the Civil Rights Movement After World War Two.
Tuesday, March 30
7:00- 8:30 P.M., Library room 223:
Dr. Richard Lapchick, Endowed Chair and Director, Devos Sport Business Management Program, will
present a talk entitled It Wasn't Just Baseball: Great African-American Basketball
Players Back in the Day.
Monday, April 5
12:00 – 1:30 P.M., Library room 223:
Dr. William Sutton, Professor, Devos Sport Business Management Program, will present a talk
entitled Jackie Robinson: Intended and Unintended Consequences of Breaking the Color
Barrier.
Monday, April 12
7:00 – 8:30 P.M., Library room 223:
Dr. Richard Crepeau, Professor of History, will present a talk entitled The Negro
Leagues: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go from Here?
Event Directions and Parking
Directions to campus and the library are on the UCF Libraries Maps site and the UCF Campus Map site. Free parking for evening events is available in Lot B 3, which is adjacent to the Progress Energy University Welcome Center across from Millican Hall.
The UCF Library is open to the public and the community seven days a week, excepting major and university holidays. More information regarding hours and holiday closures can be found on the Library's website.
For more information, please contact: Carole Hinshaw (407-823-5982 or chinshaw@mail.ucf.edu) or John Venecek (407-823-3098 or jvenecek@mail.ucf.edu).