Illuminating the Unseen: Digital Projects to Commemorate Forgotten Voices in America’s Story

FAIN: ZDH-283720-22

University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA 70148-0001)
Matthew Tarr (Project Director: May 2021 to September 2024)
Mary Niall Mitchell (Co Project Director: August 2021 to September 2024)

Continuing work at the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies, University of New Orleans Library Special Collections, and the University of New Orleans Press through the retention of two full-time positions, the creation of two full-time positions, and the hiring of two graduate research assistants.

This project supports our nation’s quest for inclusivity and equality through stories that speak directly to experiences of people and communities historically under-represented in the humanities. Three distinct activities in this proposal will advance the humanities, and specifically our overarching mission of racial justice, by further exploring and making accessible stories and historical data important both to the history of New Orleans and to national and international audiences.