Grant DOI: https://doi.org/10.54514/u7d4r
Grantee: Johnson C. Smith University
Lead Investigator: Brandon Lunsford
Keywords: University library, African American neighborhoods, Digital mapping, Archival materials, Interactive maps
Year Awarded: 2017
Amount: $25,000
Related Items:
- Final Report: https://doi.org/10.48609/4ft4-gq70
- Presentation Slides: https://doi.org/10.48609/frwq-k568
Description: This project created a web and mobile app framework for publishing location-based content including historical photographs, documents, and oral histories that populate a digital interactive map. The map documents the Historic West End, a vibrant 150-year old African American community that surrounds the university on the west side of Charlotte, North Carolina, which, in 2017 was faced with rising gentrification and social change.