Crafting Freedom: Black Artisans, Entrepreneurs and Abolitionists of the Antebellum Upper South” simply known as the “Crafting Freedom Workshop is an NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for K-12 educators.
It is funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and offered for the eleventh and twelfth times in the summer of 2011. Hawaii educators are encouraged to apply.
The workshop engages educator participants, also known as “NEH Summer Scholars,” in intensive study using the power of place to motivate exploration of the lives and works of several significant antebellum African Americans.
These “freedom crafters” created opportunities and achieved greater freedom for themselves and others through their actions and ingenuity, through their works of art and craft, and through their spoken and written words.
The Crafting Freedom Workshop has reached 400+ educators from 38 states over several summers. It has consistently been rated “excellent” with many deeming it one of the best professional development experiences of their careers.
Click here to see a video about Crafting Freedom created a few years ago for a a national press conference kicking off NEH Landmarks of History and Culture Workshops.
Two Sessions of the workshop, each serving 40 participants, will be offered in the summer: Session I: June 16 – 21, 2011 and Session II: June 23–28, 2011.
For detailed information on how to apply, see application guidelines.
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