Michael Jordan: A Reevaluation
Sun, May 17, 1 pm CDT
Smithsonian Live Zoom Lecture
Presented by Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Curator of Sports, Damion Thomas.
Registration required. To register, click HERE.
Peoria Riverfront Museum, in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, presents a special online lecture, “Michael Jordan: A Reevaluation.”
National Museum of African American History and Culture Curator Dr. Damion Thomas will lead the online lecture about Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. Jordan made his professional debut at the Peoria Civic Center in 1984. During the 1990s Jordan was the most recognizable man in the world. Almost twenty years after his last game, this presentation will evaluate his cultural legacy, and explain how he changed the world.
The Peoria Riverfront Museum is excited to announce our partnership with the Smithsonian Affiliation’s inaugural virtual lecture program, spotlighting Michael Jordan, and our commitment to the collection, interpretation, and preservation of stories of achievement that have a local connection.
“Michael Jordan: A Reevaluation,” delves into ESPN’s 10-part Michael Jordan documentary, “The Last Dance,” placing the story of Jordan into a larger cultural context. For more about ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” click HERE.
Damion Thomas
Damion Thomas is the Museum Curator of Sports for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. He earned a Ph.D. in United States History at UCLA. Prior to joining the museum, he was an assistant professor at the University of Maryland—College Park and the University of Illinois—Urbana/Champaign, where he taught courses that focused on sports in United States history, sports and U.S. race relations, and sports and black masculinity. He is the author of “Globetrotting: African American Athletes and Cold War Politics.”
Sponsored by Visionary Society.
