Freedom's Movement: Mapping African American Space in War and Reconstruction

FAIN: HAA-263818-19

University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, GA 30602-1589)
Scott Nesbit (Project Director: June 2018 to September 2024)
Alisea Williams McLeod (Co Project Director: February 2019 to September 2024)

Participating institutions:
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, GA) - Applicant/Recipient
Rust College (Holly Springs, MS) - Participating Institution

The planning for future integration of three independent digital projects focused on African Americans during the Civil War and Reconstruction through convening a meeting of scholars, genealogists, and technical experts to create a blueprint for next stages of collaboration.

“Freedom’s Movements” brings together three extant projects--(1) Visualizing Emancipation, (2) African American Civil War Soldiers, and (3) Last Road to Freedom. Project Directors for this grant began collaborations in 2015, each project director providing feedback and their expertise in extending the work of the other projects, driven by the complementary nature of their work. By 2017, it became clear that a partnership between these projects could be beneficial. This Level I proposal is the first fruit of that more robust partnership.