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HBCU Digital Library Trust

CTL-E-4219 · Institution · other · 2023-present

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Digital-preservation initiative launched in 2023, funded by the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative, to expand digital access to the history of Black academia.

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Record CTL-E-4219 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 3 sources · CTL research: RELP-001.
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The Ida B. Wells-Barnett House, Chicago
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Entrance of the Eighth Regiment Armory, Bronzeville, Chicago
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