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Public Humanities Lab Community Collections Grant documents Miami’s Goombay Festival

This report outlines the Public Humanities Lab's collaborative effort to document the cultural heritage of Miami's Goombay Festival and the Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove, made possible by a 2024 Community Collections Grant from the Library of Congress. Driven by a partnership between Florida International University and local community members, the project establishes a grassroots archive while highlighting the logistical triumphs and challenges of community-led historic preservation.

Public Humanities Lab Community Collections Grant documents Miami’s Goombay Festival and Little Bahamas while exploring opportunities and challenges of co-creating archives

In 2024, the Public Humanities Lab (PHL) was awarded a Community Collections Grant (CCG) from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to document Miami’s Goombay Festival and Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove. The resulting archival collection was collaboratively shaped by the contributions of volunteers, community members and an FIU team led by the PHL.

This report shares how we were able to stay true to the spirit of the grant and offers lessons related to the opportunities and challenges that come with engaging communities in the co-creation of archival collections.

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