Becoming a Washingtonian: What it means to be American in the Nation’s Capital

FAIN: BC-50316-06

Humanities Council of Washington, DC (Washington, DC 20009-7126)
Jennifer Foley (Project Director: May 2006 to May 2009)

Emancipation Week programming; a youth leadership institute; a television series on freedom, rights, and responsibilities; a civic reflection conversation series; symposia for community historians; Resource Center archive and online database

HCWDC programming includes DC EMANCIPATION WEEK parade and tv show; THE SOUL OF THE CITY youth summer leadership institute; HUMANITIES PROFILED TV series on freedom, rights, and responsibilities; WHO IS A WASHINGTONIAN? a civic reflection conversation series; COMMUNITY HERITAGE PRESERVATION SYMPOSIA with lectures and workshops for community historians tobuild their skills; and the update and expanision of the HCWDC RESOURCE CENTER archive and online database.