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The HBCU Radio Preservation Project acts with urgency to preserve non-commercial FM HBCU radio history through community outreach, field archiving, digitization, and audio-based storytelling. It aims to foster an ethos of care among HBCU libraries and station leaders, while also providing mentorship and hands-on experience to a new generation of cultural heritage professionals.

Subjects or Themes

Black History, HBCUs, Radio, Preservation, Oral History, Mentorship

Project Language(s)

English

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Geographic Location

Project Categories

Content Type

Oral History, Sound, Text, Images, Teaching Resources, Mapping, Blog

Target Audience(s)

Creators

The HBCU Radio Preservation Project

Year(s)

2019

Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location

WYSO

Software Employed

Labor and Support

Project Cost

Partnerships, funding sources, or grant-funding acknowledgement

The Mellon Foundation, WYSO, Northeast Document Conservation Center, Margaret Walker Center