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Amistad Research Center

CTL-E-0639 · Institution · other · 1966-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

The nation's oldest and largest independent Black-history archive, at Tulane University in New Orleans; currently under severe financial strain from federal funding cuts.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001, PRESERVE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-004, CTL-DR-PRESERVE-001:CTL-PRESERVE-E-022; source research type(s): Institution, collection.

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Record CTL-E-0639 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 3 sources (1 primary) · CTL research: MEDIA-001, PRESERVE-001.
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