| AB-50024-07 | Education Programs: Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities | Virginia State University | FREEDOM, ECONOMICS AND RELIGION: Race and African American Experience in the Atlantic World: The Case of Petersburg, VA | 2/1/2007 - 6/30/2008 | $30,000.00 | Dirk | Peter | Philipsen | | | | Virginia State University | Petersburg | VA | 23803-2520 | USA | 2006 | History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities | Education Programs | 30000 | 0 | 30000 | 0 | Four workshops on the history of Petersburg, aimed at developing a model for teaching local history in a global context.
VIrginia State University proposes a collaborative effort between University faculty and staff, community leaders in the City of Petersburg, the Governor's School and outside scholars to develop a program on Race and the African American History in the Context of the Atlantic World - Case Study Petersburg, VA. Our goal is to create a field of specialization for the VSU Graduate Program in History. Significant resources, instructional materials and pedagogical approaches will also be made available to regional k-12 schools and scholars worldwide through a newly created website. Petersburg represents an illuminating case study showing, in an international context, the development of race relations and the African American experience in the U.S. |