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SUMMARY:MHS Immigration and Urban History Seminar
DESCRIPTION:<p><a class="title" target="_blank">“A barbarous practice that would not be permitted in other civilized countries”: The Evolution and Enduring Presence of the African Dodger Game at Boston-Area Amusement Venues</a></p><p><span class="guest">Mark Herlihy, Endicott College</span> <span class="other_guest">Comment: Jeff Melnick, University of Massachusetts—Boston</span></p><p>This paper traces the rise and enduring presence of the notorious African Dodger game, in which patrons paid a nickel for a chance to throw a ball at the head of an African American male. The game’s popularity suggests the ways in which leisure venues and special events could strengthen white working- and middle-class identity and reinforce racial hierarchies.</p><p></p>
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