AISMS Research Projects

AISMS Launches Initiative into Skateboard Diplomacy

USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media & Society (AISMS) has launched the first university program to develop initiatives examining skateboarding...

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Playing With the Legends

MLB players discuss meeting and playing with some of baseball's greatest legends. 

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Sweet Lou Johnson Reflects on His Life and Career

"Sweet" Lou Johnson talks about his life and career. 

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Living in Segregated America

Major League Baseball players discuss growing up in segregated America. 

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Playing Ball in the South

Retired Major League Baseball players discuss playing baseball in the Jim Crow South. 

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Mudcat Grant: Overcoming Racism One Base at a Time

It’s stories such as this that the Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media & Society (AISMS) is attempting to save for...

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AISMS Releases "African-American Experience in Major League Baseball" Sizzle Reel

A new trailer released by AISMS highlights some of the excellent interviews the institute has been conducting for their "African-American...

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AISMS Officially Announces Launch of "African-American Experience in Major League Baseball" Research Project

The USC AISMS is creating a comprehensive library of oral histories of African-American Major League Baseball players who played in...

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