The Story of John F Thomas: Research for a biography of interracial marriage and early immigration in Near North Minneapolis
To hire a qualified historian to conduct primary source research on the history of interracial and immigrant communities in Minneapolis.
To hire a qualified historian to conduct primary source research on the history of interracial and immigrant communities in Minneapolis.
$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year 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).
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I believe that our original expectation for the bibliography was exceeded, due to excellent research skills and a well-organized work plan. Researcher Mick Caouette was able to locate a variety of new primary and secondary sources and he assembled a bibliography that stretches far beyond what we had anticipated. He found numerous sources to support all phases of the story of John Thomas and the history of interracial relationships, and immigrants on the north side of Minneapolis, in the early years of the city. The annotated bibliography will be available to the educators, students, researchers and the general public, at the locations listed in the grant application. We are now confident and ready to enter the next phase creating a contents page and chapter summaries that will provide a blueprint for a manuscript. We believe this book will make a significant contribution to the history a vibrant minority, hidden in a white majority city in the early 20th century.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org