Records of enslaved people seeking freedom

A research project collecting records of freedom-seeking enslaved people in the pre-Civil War U.S. came to a halt when researchers received a stop-work order from the National Endowment for the Humanities in early May.

RESEARCH AT RISK

Due to federal funding cuts, more than 140 research projects at Cornell have been halted, and more are at risk. For an in-depth look at research impacted by these cuts, please visit our Research Matters newspage.

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