A W&M Partnership
Photo courtesy: W&M Office of University Advancement
At William & Mary, The Local Black Histories Project was launched by Omiyęmi (Artisia) Green and Amy Quark through a W. Taylor Reveley, III Interdisciplinary Faculty Fellowship generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It is now guided by an interdisciplinary research team.
Faculty Directors
Monika Gosin
Sociology
Omiyęmi (Artisia) Green
Africana Studies/Theatre
Amy Quark
Sociology
Affiliated Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students
Jamel Donnor
School of Education
Arthur Knight
American Studies/English
Michelle Lelievre
American Studies/Anthropology
Join us!
If you are a faculty member who would like to participate, please contact localblackhistories@gmail.com, or reach out to any of the faculty directors.
Support for The Local Black Histories Project comes from across campus.
William & Mary Student Contributions by Semester (click on the drop-down links)
Spring 2020
SOCL 440/AFST 306: Walk Together, Children
Instructors:
Omiyęmi Green
Amy Quark
Students:
Tamia Adams
Nuhami Alemu
Casey Casey
Layla Fawaz
Neonna Ferebee
Lauren Grob
Sam Huffman
Ravi Louis
Lauren Nasstrom
Hallie O'Rourke
Shianne Randolph
Jo Rozycki
Kailyn Small
Emma Sharrett
Elizabeth Snyder
Norah Tijani
Ericka Torres
Talia Wiener
Fall 2020
Independent Research Students:
Abigail Boyce
Sonia Kinkhabwala
Village Initiative Intern:
Kersey Neal
Research Fellow:
Jordyn Hodge
Spring 2021
Village Initiative Intern:
Kersey Neal
Research Fellow:
Jordyn Hodge
SOCL 440/AFST 306: Walk Together, Children
Instructors:
Omiyęmi Green
Amy Quark
Students:
Jessica Cahn
Noah Dalbey
Jessie Henry
Jillian Honig
Megan Jenkins
Meg Jones
Leah Kappel
Calvin Kim
Arianna Lagamma
Lauren Miller
Isabella Moutinho
Eleanor Ransom
Kali Roomsburg
Marika Scotland
Kami Vigilant
Rainah Ward
American Studies Student:
Amy Nadel
Summer 2021
Research Fellows:
Noah Dalbey
Meg Jones
Lauren Payne
Breyonna Rock
Salimata Sanfo
Rainah Ward
Fall 2021
Research Fellows:
Noah Dalbey
Jordyn Hodge
Meg Jones
Olivia Koenig
Breyonna Rock
Salimata Sanfo
Nigel Seabrook
Rainah Ward
AMST 100: Hear Here: Oral Histories of Williamsburg
Instructor:
Michelle Lelievre
Students
Grace Algeier
Thomas Bernier
Carolyn Bonafede
Jeremy Caplan
Matthew Coates
Sarah Devendorf
Hannah Donis
Stephanie Dullum
Bella Easton
Annika Griggs
Lucy Keegan
Sam Kiser
Emily Larsen
Ab Lesesne
Marisa McClure
Grace McGehee
Abby Mills
Sara Murray
Riley Neubauer
Julia Norsworthy-Edghill
Cayley Santella
Grace Schaaf
Maria Sigmon
Mialy Simon
Sam Smith
Abigail Swanberg
Eli Vakkas
Spring 2022
Research Fellows:
Noah Dalbey
Jordyn Hodge
Meg Jones
Breyonna Rock
Nigel Seabrook
Summer 2022
Research Fellows:
Phoebe Linnell
Lauren Payne
Breyonna Rock
Kendal Sanders
Annaliese Santana
Fall 2022
Research Fellows:
Phoebe Linnell
Breyonna Rock
Kendal Sanders
Annaliese Santana
The Sociology Department's Social Justice Policy Initiative provides financial support for student researchers during the academic year and over the summer.
The W&M American Studies Program's Williamsburg Documentary Project (WDP) has engaged students and faculty in the collection of oral histories and archival documents since 2005, when it was initiated by Arthur Knight. These oral histories are an invaluable contribution to this archive, and the WDP continues to support The Local Black Histories Project through the collection and transcription of new oral histories under the direction of Michelle Lelievre.
The Institute for the Study of Education, Democracy, & Justice at W&M has partnered with The Local Black Histories Project to host keynote events to launch new digital exhibits.
The William & Mary Libraries Special Collections Research Center holds a vast array of archival documents that have been generously made available to this project, including the Quovadis Wright Family papers and the Williamsburg Documentary Project, Grassroots Theatre Project, and James City County Oral History collections.
The WMSURE program generously provides summer research grants to support students contributing to The Local Black Histories Project.
The William & Mary Studio for Teaching & Learning provides technology support for website design and films to courses and research fellows affiliated with The Local Black Histories Project.
The Williamsburg, Virginia Grassroots Theatre Project collected oral histories exploring Civil Rights era history in Williamsburg that form an important part of this archive. In collaboration with Roadside Theatre, Bruce A. McConachie and Hermine Pinson also produced a play, "Walk Together, Children," based on these oral histories that has inspired our work.
The Reeder Media Center at William & Mary provides equipment and technological support for the collection of oral histories.
The Local Black Histories Project stands on the shoulders of and works in partnership with The Lemon Project, which continues to forge a multifaceted and dynamic path to rectify wrongs perpetrated against African Americans by William & Mary through action or inaction.