A collection of 1,500 photos and 20 hours of film capturing the experiences of the Sioux Falls African-American community is being brought to life thanks to a new project at Augustana.
The funding, formally titled the African American Civil Rights History Grants Program, allocated $61,000 for preserving black history in Sioux Falls. Each year, the National Park Service administers the Historic Preservation Fund, which is distributed to all 50 states. This time, a portion made its way to Sioux Falls
“There are particular sorts of focuses,” Assistant Professor of History Will Wright said. “One of them is called the African-American civil rights history program. We applied for that, and we were informed in July of this year that we were awarded [the money].”…