PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATECOOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OFTHE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATIONPRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THIS HISTORIC RESOURCE STUDY WILL DEVELOP A NARRATIVE HISTORICAL REPORT FOCUSED ON THE LIVES AND EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE ENSLAVED BY THE PEIRCE FAMILY ON LANDS WITHIN TODAYS ROCK CREEK PARK, PROVIDING HISTORICAL CONTEXT FOR ENSLAVEMENT AND EMANCIPATION IN WASHINGTON, DC, CONNECTIONS TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE PARK, AND LIFE HISTORIES AND STORIES OF ENSLAVED AND EMANCIPATED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. THE STUDY WILL INCORPORATE HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON ENSLAVEMENT AND SALE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, THEIR LABOR AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECONOMY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF WASHINGTON, DC, AND WAYS OF UNDERSTANDING EXTANT HISTORIC RESOURCES THROUGH THE LENS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT SHOULD SHARE RESEARCH WITH AND SEEK THE PERSPECTIVES OF SPATIALLY AND HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED COMMUNITIES.THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A HISTORIC. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZEDINDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHEREDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC).