History Students, Faculty Work is Featured in Times Weekly
Published: October 17, 2022.
The Times Weekly, recently featured the work of 海角社区 students and faculty led by Morgan Jennings, Kathleen W. Bolden Trailblazer Scholarship recipient and爏tudent coordinator for Reclaiming the Narrative: Restoring Black Voices to the Story of Joliet, and Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, history professor and director of the 海角社区 History燙enter.
" " spotlights the research爂rant initiative funded by the Chicago-based�. The students爃ave been visiting churches and organizations on Joliet抯 south side and listening to Black elders tell the untold stories of the local Black community.
The 海角社区 team is爓orking with partners, Second Baptist Church, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Warren-Sharpe Community Center, and National Hookup of Black Women(Joliet Chapter). Preliminarily, the students are involved in asking the partners what stories they would like to share about themselves. The students are then working on-site to digitize documents and images. These materials will be made available through digital collections at the 海角社区 Library.
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