Medford Historical Society
The West Medford Afro-American Remembrance Project
West Medford, Massachusetts, forms part of one of the oldest Afro-American communities in the United States.
In the first phase of this multi-year project, a committee comprised of several longstanding Afro-American residents of West Medford-Wallace Kountze (Chair), Janice Works (Co-Chair), Dolores Harris, Carol Sharpton, Dorothy Elizabeth Tucker, and Whitfield Jeffers-are directing an initiative to document the legacy of a number of outstanding Afro-Americans from this community.
This committee will work in conjunction with the Medford Historical Society, two classes from Tufts and Brandeis Universities, and students from Medford High School.
By making this legacy available through an exhibition at the Medford Historical Society Museum, through the creation of teaching materials, and through development of a website, we aim to tell a story that has not yet been told.
This project will be funded by Tufts and Brandeis Universities and will be included as a part of "Project Local" a broad initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education that includes Medford, Somerville, Revere, Winthrop and Everett.(more)
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