Research at risk: Records of enslaved people seeking freedom
June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025
ITHACA, New York, June 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Research at risk: Records of enslaved people seeking freedom
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A research project collecting records of freedom-seeking enslaved people in the pre-Civil War U.S. came to a halt when researchers received a stop-work order from the National Endowment for the Humanities in early May. In many cases, they are the only written records of these people.
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Research at risk: Records of enslaved people seeking freedom
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A research project collecting records of freedom-seeking enslaved people in the pre-Civil War U.S. came to a halt when researchers received a stop-work order from the National Endowment for the Humanities in early May. In many cases, they are the only written records of these people.
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