Research

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The Gerald Gill Fellowship

Named in honor of Tufts Professor Gerald R. Gill (1948-2007), and established in 2013, the Gill Fellowship supports engaged scholarship in public history, with a particular interest in historical questions around race and democracy, broadly defined. 

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The Du Bois Forum Fellowship

Established in 2021, the Forum is an annual retreat and year-round fellowship for writers, scholars, and artists engaged in the intellectual and artistic traditions W.E.B. Du Bois cultivated, supporting fellows in academia, media, and creative fields.

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The African American Trail Project

Established in 2017 and driven by Tufts student research, the AATP is a collaborative public history initiative that maps African American public history sites across greater Boston and throughout Massachusetts.