288 - Baseball and Busing in 1970s Boston w/ David Faflik
About this episode
David Faflik discusses his book on the connections between racial segregation in Boston's schools and the Red Sox.
David Faflik, a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Rhode Island has a new book titled "Segregation Games: Boston, Busing, and the Making of Red Sox Nation" (Univ. of Massachusetts Press 2026). The book examines the "surprising ties in 1970s Boston between the racial segregation of the city’s schools and the racial controversies expressed on and off the field of 'Red Sox Nation.'" David Faflik's faculty page at URI. https://web.uri.edu/english/meet/david-fa...
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