Sports, Politics, and Patriotism

  • Wednesday, November 28, 2018
  • 7 to 8:30 P.M.
  • Auditorium
Three public program participants sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. To the far left, a man in a gray blazer, red sweater, and jeans gestures with both arms, his face holds an expression of incredulity. A woman in the center and the moderator look on. The heads of the audience members appear in the foreground in silhouette.
Photo by Monika Graff

In the wake of 9/11, displays of patriotism were incorporated into major sporting events, creating new traditions that still exist 17 years later. Sports columnist Howard Bryant, author of The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism, and USA Today columnist and CNN and ABC News commentator Christine Brennan discuss how these expressions became embedded in American sports, why they persist almost two decades later, and how they complicate the world of sports today.

Photos

  • Three public program participants sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. “9/11 Memorial & Museum #museumtalk” is projected onto the wall behind them. To the far left, a man in a gray blazer, red sweater, and jeans looks down at his feet, while a woman in the center sits with crossed legs, gestures with her hands, and addresses the audience. A man with a clipboard in his lap watches her and listens. The heads of the audience members appear in the foreground in silhouette.
  • A man gestures with both arms, his face holds an expression of incredulity. A woman looks on.
  • Three public program participants sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. To the far left, a man in a gray blazer, red sweater, and jeans looks toward a woman speaking. The moderator, who sits with a clipboard in his lap, looks on. The heads of the audience members appear in the foreground in silhouette.
  • Three public program participants sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. To the far left, a man in a gray blazer, red sweater, and jeans looks over to a woman in the center, who addresses an unseen audience. The moderator, partially cut off in the photograph, sits with his back to the camera and holds a clipboard in his lap.
Photos by Monika Graff

Videos

This is the full program recording for "Sports, Politics, and Patriotism"

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FULL PROGRAM

Videos

  • 2018_1128_Bryant_&_Brennan_Highlight-1 (Caps)
    HIGHLIGHT CLIP
  • 2018_1128_Bryant_&_Brennan_Highlight-2 (Caps)
    HIGHLIGHT CLIP

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