Grant
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
$300,000
National Endowment for the Humanities
Award ID
RQ30680626
Action Date
2026-07-01
Fiscal Year
FY 2026
Award Type
Grant
Place of Performance
Maryland
Period of Performance
2026-07-01 → 2029-06-30
Funding Agency
National Endowment for the Humanities
Description
FREEDMEN AND SOUTHERN SOCIETY PROJECT [THE FREEDMEN AND SOUTHERN SOCIETY PROJECT IS EDITING <EM>FREEDOM: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF EMANCIPATION, 1861-1867</EM>, A TEN-VOLUME DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE TRANSITION FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM IN THE U.S. SOUTH. THE EDITION DOCUMENTS A CRITICAL JUNCTURE IN AMERICAN HISTORY: THE MOMENT FOUR MILLION SLAVES GAINED THEIR FREEDOM. IT CONSTITUTES A SOCIAL HISTORY IN THE WORDS OF EMANCIPATED SLAVES AND THEIR CONTEMPORARIES. EIGHT VOLUMES WILL HAVE BEEN COMPLETE
Recipient
Name
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
State
MD
UEI
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