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Holly's Archival Research NYC Trip, August 2026

Holly's Archival Research NYC Trip, August 2026

On August 5-12, 2026, Holly completed her Archival dissertation trip TO NEW yORK cITY

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Holly E. Burgess standing next to the Malcolm X statue in the Shabazz Center

Key Sites:

  • The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture—New York Public Library

  • Columbia University

  • The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center

  • Malcolm X & James Baldwin Gravesites

Special Thanks to Catherine McLearen
& The Shabazz Center

NYC RESEARCH TRIP SPONSORS & BENEFACTORS

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Special thanks to the GoFundMe sponsors, whose donations make her dissertation and NYC archival research trip possible:

Ariel Powers

Phyllis Evans

Melissa archer

marcos bryant

SHELBIEE ARREGUIN

judy herr

Catherine MClearen

All GoFundMe Sponsors will be thanked in her dissertation and on this website.

The GoFundMe will remain active, and donations will go towards NYC trip expenditures.

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