Exploring america's stories in the clemson landscape: an NEH american rescue plan [clemson university, in formerly cherokee territory, includes several former plantations (including john c.…

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Award ID
ZPA28348422
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$95,848

Award facts

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Originally
Place of performance
South Carolina, USA

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Description

Activities
The & nbsp; grant will allow the reopening of & nbsp; CU's'archaeological field school. The & nbsp; two postdoctoral researchers'(one in archeology and the other in historic houses)  will & nbsp; engage in historical and archeological recovery, document their findings, engage in the preservation of artifacts,  produce & nbsp; a plan for interpretation for the historic sites on clemson's campus based on their archeological findings, and disseminate the results of their work. 'another'postdoctoral fellow will'continue research'for the''call my name''project,'a & nbsp; multidimensional & nbsp; project & nbsp; documenting the & nbsp; black experience in'south carolina'from enslavement to desegregation. Other activities related to this grant include & nbsp; historical and archaeological recovery, documentation, interpretation,'and the & nbsp; preservation & nbsp; of artifacts.&nbsp
Expected outcomes
'a & nbsp; campus conservation and stewardship plan, with the goal of avoiding further degradation of cultural sites, will be developed. Also, a & nbsp; plan for how to incorporate the myriad of historical populations that lived on and built the clemson landscape into & nbsp; the & nbsp; campus interpretive narrative & nbsp; will be written.  public-facing updates will be presented on the project's & nbsp; website and social media presence.  the & nbsp; simultaneous & nbsp; research projects & nbsp; should expand & nbsp; the & nbsp; scholarly and & nbsp; public understanding of the & nbsp; black experience at clemson university and in south carolina, more broadly, from enslavement to desegregation. &nbsp
Intended beneficiaries
  clemson students and community members alike & nbsp; will benefit from this project as will the visitors to the & nbsp; calhoun fort hill site,  a national historic landmark,  visited by 15,000 people annually & nbsp; and, also, the general public who can & nbsp; view & nbsp; the project's website. &nbsp
Subrecipient activities
'the recipient does not intend to subaward funds. ]

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Amendment -$104,119
Amendment $0
Amendment $0
Original award $199,967

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Who received award ZPA28348422?

ZPA28348422 was awarded to Clemson University by National Endowment for the Humanities on October 1, 2021.

How much is award ZPA28348422 worth?

$95,848 has been obligated on ZPA28348422.

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