"Capturing Black History in the Wiregrass" features nine video interviews with Dothan residents to help preserve local history.
The Wiregrass Archives at Troy University Dothan and Mit Kirkland of the Wiregrass Black History Channel have completed a collaborative project funded by the Society of American Archivists. Titled “Capturing Black History in the Wiregrass,” the project features nine video interviews with African American residents of Dothan who lived through the era of racial segregation and desegregation.
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Student Research Day featured a series of presentations and poster sessions.
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences had the opportunity to present their research projects last Thursday during the inaugural Trojan Research Week held April 21-25.
Ranging from environmental studies to history, philosophy, biomedical research and more, Student Research Day allowed undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their research and gain first-hand experience presenting their findings.
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TROY Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., announced the location of the Ivey Center for the Cultural Approach to Teaching History at Troy University.
Troy University is now home to the Ivey Center for the Cultural Approach to History.
Today’s announcement came from TROY Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, niece of Professor Emeritus Oliver Turner Ivey, who developed the approach as an Auburn University history professor.
Funded with a grant from the Caroline Lawson…
The Wiregrass Archives is housed at the Troy University Dothan Campus.
The Wiregrass Archives at the Troy University Dothan Campus has received of one of just eight nationwide awards presented by the Society of American Archivists Foundation (SAAF).
The $5,000 Catalyst Grant, previously named the SAA Foundation Strategic Growth Grant, is helping to support a Wiregrass Archives project titled “Capturing Black History in the Wiregrass.”
Part of the project features…
