Program

Research Programs: State and Local and Regional Studies

Period of Performance

5/1/1981 - 10/31/1981

Funding Totals

$5,000.00 (approved)
$4,979.00 (awarded)


The Black Community of Memphis and Shelby County: 1950-1980

FAIN: RS-*1715-81

Lemoyne-Owen College (Memphis, TN 38126-6510)
Miriam D. Willis (Project Director: September 1980 to October 1990)

To support a planning conference for collaborative research and writing of a book exploring various facets -- religion, art, education, business, employment -- of Black life in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee from 1950-1980.