An informative program presented by Dr. Christine A. Rizzi, Assistant Teaching Professor, Florida State University, Department of History, on the subject of "Ball Games in Apalachee and Muscogee Country."

This talk will explore the importance of "stickball" and "ball game" to the Indigenous societies of southwest Georgia. Just like today, sporting events involved not just recreation but important social functions as well. Learn more about the Apalachee and Muscogee people through their sports!

About the presenter:
Christine Rizzi was raised in Gainesville, FL. She attended Flagler College in St. Augustine, earning B.A. degrees in both History and Philosophy in 2010. She enrolled at the University of Mississippi for her graduate studies, earning her M.A. in 2012 and her Ph.D. in April of 2019, specializing in the history of the U.S. South, Native American history, African American history, and the creation of race and gender in Western Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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