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
A gathering of African American men and boys seated at a formal dinner in the early 20th century
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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