HSM Awarded Inclusive History Grant to Document History of West End Community Center

The grant in the amount of $25,000.00, is part of the New Jersey Historical Commission’s Inclusive History Grant Program which has been set up to fund the exploration of under- represented narratives with a goal of “expanding inclusive, community-centered interpretations” offered by historic sites throughout the state. For Moorestown, the funds will be used for the West End Center Oral History Project. Conceived by Moorestown native Richard Gray, the project will gather oral histories, photographs, and other artifacts associated with the community center in the west end of town that served the African American community in the days when the Community House on Main Street was restricted to white residents of the town only. To read more about the grant and Richard Gray’s recent talk at the library, Saving the History of the WestEnd Community Center, click here.