Thanks to everyone for being here and special thanks, of course, to dr. Jones. Lets give him a warm welcome to this online forum sponsored by the Virginia Center for civil war studies. Thanks for being here. But lets start with sort of the big picture. The u. S. Is as we all know in the grip of a massive opioid Addiction Crisis. Since the late 1990s millions of americans have struggled with addiction to opioids. More americans have actually died of opioid overdoses annually since 2017 than the total number of american soldiers who died in the Vietnam War and thats every year since 2017. So this is a massive public Health Crisis Today and it shows no signs of slowing. In fact, its likely that this year the Covid Pandemic has only exacerbated the Overdose Rate and made problems of opioid addiction worse. As a historian im i continually find myself struck by the wakt that the opioid crisis that the u. S. Is experiencing today is framed and talked about in the news as if its something new,
Writer. Who is not only an historian. But he is a hes very into baseball. And so, its a good combination. Because right now, its the 100th anniversary of one of the most infamous scandals in baseball history. The black sox scandal. Where members of the Chicago White sox were accused of throwing the World Series to the cincinnati reds. And it it brought about many changes in baseball, including getting a commissioner and getting eight players on the white sox banned from baseball for life. So but, the story of that is not really a simple one. Its very complicated. So, the title of Tonights Talk is called field of myths. 100 years after baseballs 1919 black sox scandal. Finally, separating the many myths from the reality. So this should be a fascinating talk, and i am excited to welcome david, our speaker, tonight. Well, thank you. [ applause ] yeah. Were were gathered here, tonight, on the eve of of this years World Series. And a hundred years ago, well, who knew if there were going to
Historian and awardwinning writer. Who is not only an historian. But he is a hes very into baseball. And so, its a good combination. Because right now, its the 100th anniversary of one of the most infamous scandals in baseball history. The black sox scandal. Where members of the Chicago White sox were accused of throwing the World Series to the cincinnati reds. And it it brought about many changes in baseball, including getting a commissioner and getting eight players on the white sox banned from baseball for life. So but, the story of that is not really a simple one. Its very complicated. So, the title of Tonights Talk is called field of myths. 100 years after baseballs 1919 black sox scandal. Finally, separating the many myths from the reality. So this should be a fascinating talk, and i am excited to welcome david, our speaker, tonight. Well, thank you. [ applause ] yeah. Were were gathered here, tonight, on the eve of of this years World Series. And a hundred years ago, well, who k
David kent. And we are very fortunate, tonight, to have esteemed Historian And Awardwinning writer. Who is not only an historian. But he is a hes very into baseball. And so, its a good combination. Because right now, its the 100th anniversary of one of the most infamous scandals in baseball history. The black sox scandal. Where members of the Chicago White sox were accused of throwing the World Series to the cincinnati reds. And it it brought about many changes in baseball, including getting a commissioner and getting eight players on the white sox banned from baseball for life. So but, the story of that is not really a simple one. Its very complicated. So, the title of Tonights Talk is called field of myths. 100 years after baseballs 1919 black sox scandal. Finally, separating the many myths from the reality. So this should be a fascinating talk, and i am excited to welcome david, our speaker, tonight. Well, thank you. [ applause ] yeah. Were were gathered here, tonight, on the eve of
I am the director here. David kent. And we are very fortunate, tonight, to have esteemed Historian And Awardwinning writer. Who is not only an historian. But he is a hes very into baseball. And so, its a good combination. Because right now, its the 100th anniversary of one of the most infamous scandals in baseball history. The black sox scandal. Where members of the Chicago White sox were accused of throwing the World Series to the cincinnati reds. And it it brought about many changes in baseball, including getting a commissioner and getting eight players on the white sox banned from baseball for life. So but, the story of that is not really a simple one. Its very complicated. So, the title of Tonights Talk is called field of myths. 100 years after baseballs 1919 black sox scandal. Finally, separating the many myths from the reality. So this should be a fascinating talk, and i am excited to welcome david, our speaker, tonight. Well, thank you. [ applause ] yeah. Were were gathered here