Project Grant RZ30002724

This $199,994 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The grant will fund the publication of a book titled "The Color of Farming in the Heartland: A History of Land, Race and Memory in Wisconsin since 1820." The book will investigate how the dynamics of race shaped the development of agriculture and rural land settlement in Wisconsin, and how intersections of race and farming helped shape the state's identity while normalizing the "whitewashing" of formerly diverse spaces. The project will include collaborations with community partners and feature the voices of a wide range of contributors. Additionally, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has issued a $47,498 sub-award to the Race and Place Coalition, Inc. to support the co-authorship and community engagement activities associated with the book manuscript.