{"id":243,"date":"2011-09-21T08:26:37","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T12:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rin.etg.usf.edu\/wp\/hrl\/?page_id=243"},"modified":"2021-04-27T13:48:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:48:33","slug":"nicodemus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heritagelab.org\/?page_id=243","title":{"rendered":"Nicodemus National Historic Site Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note:<\/strong> \u00a0Videos and other related resources follow the text below featuring interviews with Nicodemus descendants.<\/p>\n

This project is meant to increase the understanding and appreciation by the National Park Service for the people, places and organizations that contributed materially to the creation and continued existence of Nicodemus as the only remaining western town established by African-Americans during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, and to assist the NPS in the preservation of related resources and in the interpretation of Nicodemus for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.<\/p>\n

In August 2009, Antoinette Jackson, Ph.D., Director of the USF Heritage Research Lab, was awarded a research grant from the National Park Service for work to be conducted at the Nicodemus National Historic Site (J6068090024-H5000085095).<\/p>\n

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Florence Howard and Bertha Moore Carter at Moore Homestead in Nicodemus, Kansas. \u00a0Summer 2011.<\/p><\/div>\n

Project Overview
<\/strong>Nicodemus, Kansas is one of the first settlements founded by African American former slaves post-Civil War west of the Mississippi River. \u00a0It is one of the few remaining historically African American pioneer communities. The town was originally founded by settlers from approximately seven families that came to Kansas from Kentucky. Since its creation, the spirit of the Nicodemus community has persevered. With the establishment of the Nicodemus National Historic Site by the National Park Service in 1996, Nicodemus has secured a lasting presence as a place of national import to the history of America. This project helps document the relationship between national heritage designation, local community engagement, and professional support\u2014including the currency of academic resources.<\/p>\n

USF Heritage Research and Project Output in Nicodemus<\/h3>\n

Read Dr. Jackson\u2019s article \u201cIntangible Cultural Heritage and Living Communities\u201d featuring the Nicodemus community on Anthrosource – https:\/\/heritagelab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/AnthropologyNewsMarch2014JacksonArticle.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

View Justin Hosbey’s 2011\u00a0\u00a0thesis<\/a>\u00a0Inalienable Possessions and Flyin’ West: African American Women In the Pioneer West<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Nicodemus Oral Histories<\/strong>
Videos of Nicodemus residents sharing stories about their families and the history and heritage of their community.<\/h4>\n

Joetta Nivens at family Homestead (7 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n