Baseball and the Bomb: The Legacy of the Oak Ridge Bombers

Schedule

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025 at 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37902 | Knoxville, TN

Katatra Vasquez will share the story of the Oak Ridge Bombers, a Black baseball team formed during a pivotal chapter in Oak Ridge’s history. Set against the backdrop of the Manhattan Project, this program will focus on the players who wore the Bombers uniform and the issues they faced during some of the most complex decades in American history.

Where is it happening?

601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37902
East Tennessee Historical Society

Host or Publisher East Tennessee Historical Society

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