A W&M Partnership

The Sociology Department's Social Justice Policy Initiative provides financial support for student researchers during the academic year and over the summer.

The W&M American Studies Program's Williamsburg Documentary Project (WDP) has engaged students and faculty in the collection of oral histories and archival documents since 2005, when it was initiated by Arthur Knight. These oral histories are an invaluable contribution to this archive, and the WDP continues to support The Local Black Histories Project through the collection and transcription of new oral histories under the direction of Michelle Lelievre.

The Institute for the Study of Education, Democracy, & Justice at W&M has partnered with The Local Black Histories Project to host keynote events to launch new digital exhibits.

The William & Mary Libraries Special Collections Research Center holds a vast array of archival documents that have been generously made available to this project, including the Quovadis Wright Family papers and the Williamsburg Documentary Project, Grassroots Theatre Project, and James City County Oral History collections.

The WMSURE program generously provides summer research grants to support students contributing to The Local Black Histories Project.

The William & Mary Studio for Teaching & Learning provides technology support for website design and films to courses and research fellows affiliated with The Local Black Histories Project.

The Williamsburg, Virginia Grassroots Theatre Project  collected oral histories exploring Civil Rights era history in Williamsburg that form an important part of this archive. In collaboration with Roadside Theatre, Bruce A. McConachie and Hermine Pinson also produced a play, "Walk Together, Children," based on these oral histories that has inspired our work.

The Reeder Media Center at William & Mary provides equipment and technological support for the collection of oral histories.

The Local Black Histories Project stands on the shoulders of and works in partnership with The Lemon Project, which continues to forge a multifaceted and dynamic path to rectify wrongs perpetrated against African Americans by William & Mary through action or inaction.