Amistad Research Center

The Amistad Research Center will preserve and provide access to two collections of personal papers related to African Americans in broadcast media: Radio host and human rights activist Joe Madison and civil rights leader and government official Benjamin L. Hooks. Project activities will include conducting historical assessments and collections surveys; creating detailed processing action plans; archival processing and production of online finding aids; digitizing audiovisual materials; and producing a radio version of its signature public program, “Conversations in Color,” with Joe Madison and scholar Dr. David Canton. This project will improve public access to the papers of Hooks and Madison, as well as stabilize the collections for long-term preservation.