Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Period of Performance

2/1/1981 - 12/31/1981

Funding Totals

$43,308.00 (approved)
$43,308.00 (awarded)


The Establishment of a Black Urban Community, Providence, 1790-1850

FAIN: GM-*0481-81

Rhode Island Black Heritage Society (Providence, RI 02908-1940)
Rowena Stewart (Project Director: July 1980 to October 1990)

To support planning for the development of a major temporary exhibit and a smaller companion traveling exhibit on the establishment of an Urban Black Community in Providence, Rhode Island between 1790 and 1850.