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'''Preserve the Baltimore Uprising''' is a digital archive devoted to preserving and making accessible media created and captured by people and organizations involved in or witness to the protests following [[Death of Freddie Gray|Freddie Gray]]'s death in 2015.<ref></ref>
The [[Maryland Historical Society]] is a community partner of the program.<ref></ref> The archive is crowd-sourced, and as of 2018, has over 3,000 documents including images and oral histories.<ref name=":0"></ref> These documents sometimes tell different stories about the events than the ones told in mainstream media outlets, including portraying hope and reform rather than violence.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The archive is now considered a key resource in teaching about the protests<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> and about the history of Baltimore.<ref> Arnold-Garza College & Research Libraries News|url=https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/9603|language=en-US|doi=https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.78.1.9603}}</ref> Materials from the archive were included in the Maryland Historical Society's 2016-2017 ''What & Why: Collecting at the Maryland Historical Society'' exhibit.<ref> Maryland Historical Society|website=www.mdhs.org|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>
The project was co-founded by Dr. Denise Meringolo, an Associate Professor and [[Public history|public historian]] at the [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]],<ref></ref> and Joe Tropea, Curator of Films & Photographs at the Maryland Historical Society.<ref></ref> Other collaborators include faculty from [[University of Baltimore]], [[Coppin State University]], [[Morgan State University]], [[Maryland Institute College of Art]], and [[Johns Hopkins University]], as well as staff from the [[Maryland State Archives]].<ref> Maryland Historical Society|website=www.mdhs.org|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> The idea for the archive grew out of Meringolo's awareness that the local community, and not just museums or archival institutions, should be able to tell the history of the events through their own documents.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Meringolo furthered work on the archive as a 2018-2019 Whiting Public Engagement Fellow.<ref name=":0" />
This is one of many grassroots digital projects emerging from the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> aimed at recording the experiences of communities as events unfold, along with projects such as A People's Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland, Documenting Ferguson, and the Sandra Bland Digital Archive.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> These projects also have in common a particular focus on themes of anti-discrimination, equality, and diversifying the historical record.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
The [[Maryland Historical Society]] is a community partner of the program.<ref></ref> The archive is crowd-sourced, and as of 2018, has over 3,000 documents including images and oral histories.<ref name=":0"></ref> These documents sometimes tell different stories about the events than the ones told in mainstream media outlets, including portraying hope and reform rather than violence.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The archive is now considered a key resource in teaching about the protests<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> and about the history of Baltimore.<ref> Arnold-Garza College & Research Libraries News|url=https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/9603|language=en-US|doi=https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.78.1.9603}}</ref> Materials from the archive were included in the Maryland Historical Society's 2016-2017 ''What & Why: Collecting at the Maryland Historical Society'' exhibit.<ref> Maryland Historical Society|website=www.mdhs.org|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>
The project was co-founded by Dr. Denise Meringolo, an Associate Professor and [[Public history|public historian]] at the [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]],<ref></ref> and Joe Tropea, Curator of Films & Photographs at the Maryland Historical Society.<ref></ref> Other collaborators include faculty from [[University of Baltimore]], [[Coppin State University]], [[Morgan State University]], [[Maryland Institute College of Art]], and [[Johns Hopkins University]], as well as staff from the [[Maryland State Archives]].<ref> Maryland Historical Society|website=www.mdhs.org|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> The idea for the archive grew out of Meringolo's awareness that the local community, and not just museums or archival institutions, should be able to tell the history of the events through their own documents.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Meringolo furthered work on the archive as a 2018-2019 Whiting Public Engagement Fellow.<ref name=":0" />
This is one of many grassroots digital projects emerging from the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> aimed at recording the experiences of communities as events unfold, along with projects such as A People's Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland, Documenting Ferguson, and the Sandra Bland Digital Archive.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> These projects also have in common a particular focus on themes of anti-discrimination, equality, and diversifying the historical record.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
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