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

FAIN: BC-50368-07

Humanities Council of Washington, DC (Washington, DC 20009-7126)
Joy Ford Austin (Project Director: May 2007 to September 2009)

To support public programs during DC Emancipation Week in April 2008, a week-long institute for 40 high school students, three television programs, reading and discussion programs for young people; the DC Community Heritage Preservation Project, and archival resources related to the programs of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC.

HCWDC programming includes DC EMANCIPATION WEEK activities; THE SOUL OF THE CITY youth summer leadership institute; HUMANITIES PROFILED TV series; WHO IS A WASHINGTONIAN? A civic reflection conversation series; COMMUNITY HERITAGE PRESERVATION PROJECT with lectures and workshops for community historians to build their skills; and the update and expansion of the HCWDC RESOURCE CENTER archive and online database.