Oakwood University (Anna Knight Museum)

The Anna Knight Museum at Oakwood University will develop a public interpretive storytelling program focused on African American women in the post-reconstruction era. Museum staff will collaborate with museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Alabama and Mississippi to collect stories at 26 historic sites. Professional development activities will build staff skills in interpretive storytelling and archival historical research. The museum will hire two interns to support project activities. The project will document oral narratives, increase knowledge of key historic sites, strengthen community engagement, and expand community partnerships with historic registries and museums, ultimately increasing awareness of the women who fought for educational, social, and gender equality in the post-reconstruction era.