Villanova History Professor Judith Giesberg, PhD, Receives $100,000 Grant From National Archives
July 03, 2020
July 03, 2020
VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- Villanova University issued the following news release:
American slavery tore apart families--separating wives from husbands, children from parents, siblings from each other. When slavery ended at the end of the Civil War, emancipated slaves searched for their lost loved ones by placing hopeful and often-heartbreaking newspaper advertisements. Judith Giesberg, PhD, a professor of History at Villanova University, has received a grant of $100,000 fro . . .
American slavery tore apart families--separating wives from husbands, children from parents, siblings from each other. When slavery ended at the end of the Civil War, emancipated slaves searched for their lost loved ones by placing hopeful and often-heartbreaking newspaper advertisements. Judith Giesberg, PhD, a professor of History at Villanova University, has received a grant of $100,000 fro . . .