Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Podcasts   /     Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers

Summary

Bill Russell, Lance Armstrong, Althea Gibson, Billie Jean King, Babe Ruth, Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan: they all changed their respective games and way people saw issues of gender or race. From the exhibition Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers, this podcast gives us an opportunity to hear about our nation’s sporting past and to understand an athlete’s relationship to sports, the media, and society at large. Narated by basketball legend, Bill Russell with the voices of Sarina Williams and many others.

Subtitle
A History of those who made a difference in sports and culture.
Duration
9:25
Publishing date
2008-10-28 15:00
Contributors
  Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
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Enclosures
http://www.sites.si.edu/podcasts/sports.mp3
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