Seeking "A Better Chance"--African American Students in Northfield, MN 1968-1973

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,666
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Carleton College
Recipient Type
Private College/University
Status
In Progress
Start Date
October 2019
End Date
October 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Rice
Rice
Project Details

To document in oral history interviews the experiences of African American students in Northfield from 1968 to 1973 through the "A Better Chance" program.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs
Appropriation Language

$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,666
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,800
Direct expenses
$12,466
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.14
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
Wally Weitz, Chair, Omaha, NE; Carol Barnet, Vice Chair, Northfield, IL;
Catherine Paglia, Vice Chair, New York, NY; Steven Poskanzer, President, Northfield, IL;
Mark Applebaum, Stanford, CA; McKay Barra, Chicago, IL;
Alan Bauer, Mill Valley, CA; Lillian Conlee, Chicago, IL;
William Craine, Norwich, NY; Stephen Davis, San Francisco, CA;
Arnold Donald, Saint Louis, MO; Herbert Fritch, Nashville, TN;
Lia Gore, Aurora, CO; MIchael Hasenstab, San Mateo,CA;
Richard Kracum, Chicago, IL; Karl Kwok, Hong Kong;
Lanzell Martin, Upper Marlboro, MD; Trace McCreary, NYC, NY;
Laird McCullough, Portland, OR; Jeninne McGee, Minneapolis, MN;
Steven Parish, Westport, CT; Rolf Peters, Minneapolis, MN;
Nicholas Puzak, Minneapolis, MN; Lise Revers, Weston, MA;
Frances Spangler, Healdsburg, CA; William Sterling, Winter Park, FL;
Alison von Klemperer, Darien, CT; Justin Wender, NYC, NY;
Bonnie Wheaton, Wheaton, IL; Candace Williams, Austin, TX;
John Youngblood, NYC, NY;
Project Manager
First Name
Eric
Last Name
Hillemann
Organization Name
Carleton College
Street Address
1 North College Street
City
Northfield
State
MN
Zip Code
55057
Phone
(507) 222-5983
Email
ehillema@carleton.edu
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000