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Black men at work on Byrd Stadium construction, September 1st, 1950

The 1856 Project Team

The 1856 Project is chaired by Joni Floyd and Lae'l Hughes-Watkins and is made up of an advisory team of experts and scholars in the fields of history.


Co-Chairs

Portrait of Joni Floyd

Joni Floyd

Curator, Maryland & Historical Collections
Portrait of Lae'l Hughes-Watkins

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins

Associate Director for Engagement, Inclusion, and Reparative Archiving

Advisory Board

Portrait of Richard Bell

Richard Bell

Professor, Department of History
Portrait of Christopher Bonner

Christopher Bonner

Associate Professor, Department of History
Portrait of Maya Davis

Maya Davis

Director, Riversdale House Museum
Portrait of Georgina Dodge

Georgina Dodge

Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Portrait of Traci M. Dula

Traci M. Dula

Associate Director, Honors College
Portrait of Maxine Gross

Maxine Gross

Chairperson, Lakeland Community Heritage Project
Portrait of Shavonne N. Hedgepeth

Shavonne N. Hedgepeth

Graduate Student, College of Information Studies
Portrait of George Kintiba

George Kintiba

Lecturer, Department of African American Studies
Portrait of Mark P. Leone

Mark P. Leone

Distinguished Professor, Department of Anthropology
Portrait of Veronica Lewis

Veronica Lewis

Business Manager, Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Portrait of Douglas McElrath

Douglas McElrath

Director, Special Collections & University Archives
Portrait of Kim J. Nickerson

Kim J. Nickerson

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
Portrait of Barnet Pavão-Zuckerman

Barnet Pavão-Zuckerman

Professor & Chair, Department of Anthropology

Staff

Portrait of Mouhanad Al Rifay

Mouhanad Al Rifay

Program Administrative Specialist for The 1856 Project

Collaborators

Portrait of Scotty Beland

Scotty Beland

Student Assistant, Instruction & Outreach, Special Collections & University Archives
Portrait of Eleena Ghosh

Eleena Ghosh

Student Assistant, University Archives, Special Collections & University Archives
Portrait of Mallory N. Haselberger

Mallory N. Haselberger

Student Assistant, Maryland & Historical Collections, Special Collections & University Archives
Portrait of Taylor-Simone Johnson

Taylor-Simone Johnson

Former Student Assistant, University Archives, Special Collections & University Archives
Portrait of Maureen Jones

Maureen Jones

Graduate Assistant, University Archives, Special Collections & University Archives
Portrait of Natalie Trapuzzano

Natalie Trapuzzano

Assistant University Archivist, Special Collections & University Archivist

Former Advisory Board Members

Portrait of Joseph B. Richardson, Jr.

Joseph B. Richardson, Jr.

Acting Chair, Department of African American Studies
Portrait of Shane Bolles Walsh

Shane Bolles Walsh

Lecturer, Department of African American Studies

Header Image: Construction of Byrd Stadium, 1 September 1950, https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/2572