Project Grant TA30402325

Award Date 4/1/25
Completion Date 8/31/26
Dollars Obligated $25K
Federal Grant Program
45.164
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Pennsylvania, USA

TRUTH TELLING: BLACK STORIES IN QUAKERISM [ARCH STREET MEETING HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST (ASMHPT) STAFF WILL RESEARCH AND EXPLORE THE COMPLEX LEGACY QUAKERS HAVE WITH PEOPLE OF COLOR. AN IMPORTANT STARTING POINT WILL BE THE WRITINGS OF SARAH MAPPS DOUGLAS AND BAYARD RUSTIN, BLACK QUAKERS WHO ATTENDED VARIOUS GATHERINGS AT ARCH STREET MEETING HOUSE. OUT OF THAT RESEARCH ASMHPT WILL HIRE TWO INTERPRETERS AND A PROJECT MANAGER WHO WILL DRAFT A FIRST PERSON INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM BASED ON THE RESEARCH FINDINGS. THIS PUBLIC PROGRAM WILL BE PRESENTED TO VISITORS, ON-GOING, FROM MEMORIAL DAY, 2026-THE END OF AUGUST, 2026.]

Posted 2/28/25, 12:00 AM