Friend,
Today, the SPLC announced that we have chosen five Black-led
institutions that serve the Deep South to be awarded one-time grants
of $50,000 in support of their work to continue telling the rich
history of Black resilience and excellence. This project was initiated
in response to persistent under-funding of Black history institutions,
worsened by the negative impacts of COVID-19 on attendance, revenue
and - importantly - community-building. The five grant
winners were selected in consultation with members of the
Congressional Black Caucus, including Ala. Rep. Terri Sewell, Fla.
Rep. Val Demings, Ga. Sen. Raphael Warnock, Miss. Rep. Bennie Thompson
and S.C. Rep. James E. Clyburn.
"The five institutions we are awarding grants today are centers
of truth in an age of misinformation. They are xxxxxxs against the
anti-democratic forces in this country and sources of inspiration,
education and reflection for everyone who visits them," said
Tafeni English, director of the Civil Rights Memorial Center.
"We know the institutions we are honoring today will put the
grants to excellent use to hire and equip staff, improve programming
and marketing and keep physical artifacts and monuments representing
the powerful stories of the Civil Rights Movement preserved,
contextualized and shared."
The recipient institutions are:
Mothers of Gynecology monument, Montgomery, Ala.
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Pieced together from a mixture of recycled copper, brass and bronze
metals and standing nearly 15 feet tall, a new monument in Montgomery,
Ala., honors the legacy of enslaved women Anarcha, Betsey and Lucy,
whose suffering was used to advance modern medicine.
Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, Eatonville, Fla.
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For 26 years, the museum has provided gallery space for artists of
African descent, right in the heart of the community. The museum is
the only place within 400 miles that showcases the work of artists
from the continent or the Diaspora. This dream was started by
Eatonville Community, Inc. who gave a voice to these artists.
Thiokol Memorial Project, Inc., Woodbine, Ga.
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Thiokol Memorial Project preserves the history of the Thiokol Era and
the February 3, 1971, disaster that occurred in Woodbine, Ga. The
industrial disaster at the Thiokol Chemical Plant resulted in 29
people losing their lives and another 50-100 injuries.
The Fannie Lou Hamer Civil Rights Museum, Belzoni, Miss.
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A Civil Rights Museum honoring Mississippi's "She-Ro" of the civil
rights movement, Fannie Lou Hamer. The Civil Rights Museum features
the Old Storyteller, who tells stories that has been passed down from
generation to generation, centered around slavery, the Civil War,
sharecropping and the blues, gospel and civil rights movement.
Children and adults alike enjoy the stories told by the Old
Storyteller, who always has a sense of humor, education and
entertainment.
Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights Museum, Orangeburg, S.C.
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Recommended by Rep. James E. Clyburn, who said, "The one thing
that was constant with all our activities in the early 1960s was Cecil
Williams and his cameras. He recorded almost everything that we were
doing regarding the civil rights activities not just in Orangeburg but
in Rock Hill, where the Freedom Riders stopped and John Lewis was
first attacked physically, in Sumter, in Columbia. Wherever there was
something taking place there was Cecil Williams taking pictures. Today
is in appreciation for Cecil Williams and all of his efforts to record
what was going on in pictures."
Thank you for joining us in supporting these museums and their
incredible missions.
Sincerely,
Your friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center
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