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MISSION-ETHICS-ETHOS
On Digital Defragmentation
On Data & Reckoning
On Kinship, Data, and Descendant Engagement
INITIATIVES
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The Solidarity Initiative
Data's Imaginaries
History for the Public
The Fellows' Initiative
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On the Griot Tradition
On Data & Democracy
On the Promise of AI
On the Perils of AI
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The Turner Hines Franklin Institute
ABOUT
About the Institute
People
MISSION-ETHICS-ETHOS
On Digital Defragmentation
On Data & Reckoning
On Kinship, Data, and Descendant Engagement
INITIATIVES
Overview
The Solidarity Initiative
Data's Imaginaries
History for the Public
The Fellows' Initiative
WHY NOW
On the Griot Tradition
On Data & Democracy
On the Promise of AI
On the Perils of AI
CONTACT
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About the Institute
People
Folder: MISSION-ETHICS-ETHOS
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On Digital Defragmentation
On Data & Reckoning
On Kinship, Data, and Descendant Engagement
Folder: INITIATIVES
Back
Overview
The Solidarity Initiative
Data's Imaginaries
History for the Public
The Fellows' Initiative
Folder: WHY NOW
Back
On the Griot Tradition
On Data & Democracy
On the Promise of AI
On the Perils of AI
CONTACT

THFI RESEARCH AGENDA

BACKGROUND

Our Goal: The Digital Defragmentation of Slavery’s Archive

Introduction to the THFI Dataverse

OBJECTIVES

Determine Host Institution of All THFI-Affiliated Databases

Creation of Unified Content Management System (CMS)

Oceans of Kinfolk: Revision & Expansion

Louisiana Kindred: Digitization & Expansion

Freedom on the Move: Digitization & Expansion

ANTICIPATED EXPENSES

Budget and Full Proposal Available Upon Request

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