Lindsay Moynihan Named Merrill Scholar for 2023-24
Lindsay Moynihan, History Major, Named Merrill Scholar for 2023-24
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Part of $24M awarded nationwide, funds to support work expanding Enslaved.org database and researching book on NYC transit desegregation.
The Mellon Foundation continues its support of the database, which contains records on hundreds of thousands of formerly enslaved individuals.
Richard Bell to receive $200,000 to research book on desegregation of public transit in New York City.
Richard Bell has been awarded a Carnegie fellowship to support his work on racial justice.
$1.4 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Joined by $349,744 NEH Grant
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Prior to 1870, records rarely noted names of enslaved and formerly-enslaved people—this database is pooling resources to render a more complete picture.
During Women’s History Month, a history professor and two students reflect on their quest to tell the stories of those too often left out.
Created through collaboration of Harvard, Maryland, Michigan State and others.
ARHU professor's talk is part of a new series centering racism, equity and justice.