"house to highway: reclaiming the hidden history of jackson ward" exhibition [the library of virginia (the library), in partnership with the JXN project (JXN), respectfully requests an…

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $269,788 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to The Library of Virginia Foundation. The grant will support the fabrication of the "House to Highway: Reclaiming the Hidden History of Jackson Ward" exhibition, which will be displayed at The Library in 2025 and the JXN Project's Skipwith-Roper Complex in Jackson Ward in 2026. The project also includes a pull-up banner exhibition that will travel to smaller venues throughout Virginia. The total comprehensive cost of the project exceeds $500,000, and the grant period is 24 months from September 1, 2024 to August 30, 2026. The exhibition aims to tell the complex and diverse history of the nation through the eyes of one man, his descendants, and his community that was torn apart but is slowly reclaiming its history.

"house to highway: reclaiming the hidden history of jackson ward" exhibition [the library of virginia (the library), in partnership with the JXN project (JXN), respectfully requests an implementation grant of $282,975 from the national endowment for the humanities (NEH) to support the fabrication of house to highway: reclaiming the hidden history of jackson ward, an exhibition for two successive venues?the library in 2025, and JXN?s skipwith?roper complex in jackson ward in late spring 2026?as well as a pull-up banner exhibition that will be available to small venues throughout virginia. The total comprehensive cost of this project is more than $500,000. The grant time period will be 24 months (september 1, 2024 ? August 30, 2026). As the 250TH anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence approaches, house to highway seeks to tell our nation?s history in all its complexity and diversity through the eyes of one man, his descendants, and his community that was torn apart but is slowly reclaiming its history.]