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Shorefront NFP
The Nation’s First Municipal Reparations Program, Grounded in Black History
LocationEvanston, Illinois, United States
Grantmaking areaPublic Knowledge
AuthorMaggie Birkmeyer
PhotographyCourtesy of the Shorefront Photographic Collection
DateJune 11, 2024
Father and Son Banquet at the Emerson YMCA, circa 1917. Photo: courtesy of Helen Cromer Cooper
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Support for Community-Based Archives
Shorefront, based in Evanston, Illinois, was awarded $100,000 in December 2020 through Mellon's Public Knowledge grantmaking area.
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