The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and the Revival of Athletics in the American Midwest
Автор: The Museum of Kansas City
Загружено: 2023-03-24
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From our 2021 Restore KC virtual program series!
Filmed on Wednesday, May 12, 2021
“Surely the Missouri spirit…is not dying out”
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and the Revival of Athletics in the American Midwest
In 1918, an influenza pandemic that eventually spanned the globe began in the American Midwest. By 1920, the pandemic killed tens of millions of people and infected a sizable portion of the world’s population. Over the course of the past year, much has been researched, written, and presented on the comparisons between the 1918 influenza outbreak and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, as the world continues to fight the challenges brought by COVID-19, and prepares for future recovery, we also must assess how people centered their identities and communities as they emerged from the dual crises of the influenza outbreak and World War I.
Dr. Sean Rost, Oral Historian at the State Historical Society of Missouri, gave a presentation on these critical years (1918-1921) in the United States, with a particular focus on how American society—including Missourians and Kansans—embraced athletics as it collectively sought a “return to normalcy.”
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