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Proud to announce that excerpts from "Searching fo

Proud to announce that excerpts from "Searching for Augusta Savage" and the UNLADYLIKE2020 series are now included in the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s AP African American Studies Guide, a free comprehensive educational resource that includes essays, videos, primary source materials, and interactive tools to support students and teachers studying African American history. Augusta Savage, Gladys Bentley, and Sissieretta Jones are all part of the unit on Black Organizing in the Early Twentieth Century. Please encourage educators and students in your community, and anyone interested in U.S. History, to check out this valuable educational resource: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/ap-african-american-studies
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We are thrilled to announce that "Searching for Au

We are thrilled to announce that "Searching for Augusta Savage" has won a Webby Award in Video & Film - Documentary as part of the American Masters Shorts series. Thank you to all who voted for us! You can watch the documentary at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMuK47mZkMc #webbys #AmericanMasters

Searching for Augusta Savage has been nominated fo

Searching for Augusta Savage has been nominated for a Webby Award as part of American Masters Shorts.
Vote here by April 17: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/video-film/series-channels/documentary
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Major funding for UNLADYLIKE2020, including the 26 documentary shorts, a broadcast hour for PBS American Masters, educational curriculum, this resource-rich website, and our impact and engagement campaign, is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding is provided by numerous private foundations and ten state humanities councils, as well as individual donors.

All UNLADYLIKE2020 original artwork by Amelie Chabannes.

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