This project was made possible through generous contributions by: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill‘s Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH), Carolina Digital Humanities Initiative, Digital Innovation Lab, Department of Communication, Institute of African American Research, and Curriculum in Global Studies. We would also like to offer special thanks to Seth Kotch, Professor of American Studies and Digital Projects Director for the Southern Oral History Program for his insight and guidance as well as Fahamu Pecou for his beautiful logo design.