State Historical Society of Iowa

Sokol Festival, July 4-6, 1911

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Drill team performing during Sokol festival and tournament at Alamo Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sokols were gymnastics and drilling clubs that originated in Czechoslovakia.
Courtesy of State Historical Society of Iowa, July 1911

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This image shows a drill team performing during the Sokol festival and tournament at Alamo Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sokols were gymnastics and drilling clubs that originated in the country formerly-known as Czechoslovakia.

Source-Dependent Questions

  • How do immigrant groups build community to maintain a connection to their homeland?
  • How might native-born Americans feel threatened or uncomfortable by Sokol festivals?