Program

Education Programs: Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges

Period of Performance

1/1/2019 - 12/31/2022

Funding Totals

$97,118.00 (approved)
$93,647.10 (awarded)


Understanding the Civil Rights Movement in Harford County, Maryland

FAIN: AE-264000-19

Harford Community College (Bel Air, MD 21015-1627)
James Richard Karmel (Project Director: July 2018 to August 2021)
Natalie Shaw (Project Director: August 2021 to August 2021)
James Richard Karmel (Project Director: August 2021 to June 2023)

A three-year professional and curriculum development project on Harford County’s civil rights history.

Harford Community College proposes a three-year project to engage students in humanities through primary research, oral history interviews, analysis of existing oral histories, and the development of a digital exhibition and mobile application on civil rights activities in Harford County. The project will deepen students' understanding of literary works and local and national history and will broaden community awareness of the role that Harford County played in the civil rights movement. The project will take place in three phases. Phase one will focus on faculty and staff training and development. During phase two, faculty will integrate readings, assignments, and activities into seven existing humanities courses and student activities, serving at least 450 students. Phase three will have faculty and students develop a digital exhibition and mobile application that will share student work and further community understanding of the civil rights movement in Harford County.





Associated Products

Emotions and Meaning through Oral History of the mid-20th Century African American Civil Rights Era (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Emotions and Meaning through Oral History of the mid-20th Century African American Civil Rights Era
Author: James Karmel
Abstract: This is a conference paper/presentation delivered at the "Finding Meaning: Oral History, Power and Emotions" international conference in Pau, France.
Date: 4/25/2022
Conference Name: "Finding Meaning: Oral History, Power and Emotions" international conference

Harford Civil Rights Project (HCRP) (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Harford Civil Rights Project (HCRP)
Author: James Karmel
Abstract: This is a conference presentation delivered at the annual conference of the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA), Cleveland, Ohio.
Date: 10/15/2022
Conference Name: Community College Humanities Association

Emotion, Experience and Meaning in Civil Rights Era Oral History (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Emotion, Experience and Meaning in Civil Rights Era Oral History
Author: James Karmel
Abstract: This was a "Listening Session" at the Oral History Association's annual conference in Los Angeles, California
Date: 10/21/2022
Conference Name: Oral History Association

Harford Civil Rights Project (HCRP): (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Harford Civil Rights Project (HCRP):
Abstract: This was a public presentation for the Historical Society of Harford County about the Harford Civil Rights Project.
Author: James Karmel
Date: 10/8/2022
Location: Historical Society of Harford County, Bel Air, Maryland

"What is the Harford Civil Rights Project? (HCRP)" (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: "What is the Harford Civil Rights Project? (HCRP)"
Abstract: This was a community presentation for the NAACP, Harford chapter at the Bulle Rock community
Author: James Karmel
Date: 2/1/2022
Location: Havre de Grace, Maryland

Harford Civil Rights Project (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Harford Civil Rights Project
Abstract: This was a public presentation to the Harford Community College Board of Trustees.
Author: James Karmel
Date: 8/2/2022
Location: Harford Community College, Bel Air, Maryland

We Move Forward (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: We Move Forward
Author: Selena Hamilton
Abstract: This was a presentation by HCRP an Student Scholar at the Maryland Scholars Summit, a conference for students from Harford Community College and Cecil Community College to present their undergraduate research.
Date: 5/30/2022
Conference Name: Maryland Scholars Summit

The History, Current State, and Future of Police Brutality: A Research Analysis (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: The History, Current State, and Future of Police Brutality: A Research Analysis
Author: Madison Simms
Abstract: This was a paper presented by HCRP Student Scholar Madison Simms about civil rights and police brutality for the Maryland Scholars Summit, a conference for students of Harford and Cecil Community College to present their undergraduate research findings.
Date: 5/30/2022
Conference Name: Maryland Scholars Summit

African American History (HIST 207) Harford Civil Rights Project assignment (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: African American History (HIST 207) Harford Civil Rights Project assignment
Author: James Karmel
Abstract: This is a description of a student project assigned to Harford Community College students taking HIST 207 - African American History connected to the Harford Civil Rights Project.
Year: 2022
Audience: Undergraduate