This episode features a conversation with Damion Thomas, Curator of Sports for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Damion guides our hosts Sarah Marty and Joshua Calhoun through the archives of the NMAAHC Sports Gallery and into a sprawling conversation about the relationship between sports and culture, and the heavy responsibility of the curator.

This episode’s Bookish Word, highlighter, was created by UW-Madison graduate students Caroline McCraw and Helen Smith.

To learn more about the texts, ideas, and people mentioned in this interview, and to access a transcript, visit the episode guide on HoldingHistory.org.

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