Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects for Youth

Period of Performance

10/1/1980 - 9/30/1981

Funding Totals

$5,000.00 (approved)
$5,000.00 (awarded)


What Have They Done To My Song: The Origin and Evolution of the Black Spiritual in Providence

FAIN: GZ-*1781-80

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

To support a pilot project in which youth will study Black history and culture through researching, documenting, and interpreting the evolution of pre-emancipation Black spirituals as reflected in the records of six Rhode Island Black churches.