Pauli Murray Center For History And Social Justice

THE PAULI MURRAY CENTER FOR HISTORY & SOCIAL JUSTICE WILL CREATE AN EXHIBIT ABOUT PAULI MURRAY, A CIVIL RIGHTS AND LGBTQ+ ACTIVIST. WITHIN MURRAY’S CHILDHOOD HOME, THE MULTIMEDIA EXHIBIT WILL HIGHLIGHT MURRAY’S LEADERSHIP ROLES IN LEGAL ADVOCACY IN CASES SUCH AS BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. STAFF WILL CONDUCT INTERPRETIVE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM RELATED TO THE EXHIBIT. THE INSTITUTION WILL HIRE A PART-TIME PUBLIC HISTORIAN, AND STAFF WILL WORK WITH PAID, GRADUATE STUDENT INTERNS. STAFF WILL SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE PROJECT AT A PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE.

2016 HPF AACR - PAULI MURRAY CENTER FOR HISTORY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AIDHISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. OPPORTUNITY P24AS00540 AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS (AACR) IS A COMPETITIVE HISTORY-BASED GRANT PROGRAM TO DOCUMENT AND PRESERVE THE SITES AND STORIES OF THE HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STRUGGLE TO GAIN EQUAL RIGHTS AS CITIZENS FROM THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE FORWARD. THIS GRANT FUNDS A BROAD RANGE OF HISTORY PROJECTS INCLUDING SURVEY AND PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION, AND COLLECTIONS CONSERVATION. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE PAULI MURRAY CENTER FOR HISTORY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TO DEVELOP A COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT PLAN.