%0 Journal Article
%T Dearfield Dream Project: Developing an Interdisciplinary Historical/Cultural Research Network
%A Robert Brunswig
%A George Junne
%A Gillian Bowser
%A Erin Renfrew
%A Ellyn Dickmann
%A Amanda Purnell
%A Mark Brown
%J Social Sciences
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/socsci2030168
%X The Dearfield Dream Project is a collaborative research initiative to conduct historical, cultural, archaeological, and environmental studies on the early 20th Century African-American colony site of Dearfield, Colorado, USA. Because the breadth and significance of the Dearfield Project requires an interdisciplinary research team, a network of research collaborators has been assembled. This research network seeks to discover, preserve, and disseminate knowledge of the site and its surrounding farmsteads¡¯ economic, social, political, and environmental history for better understanding and interpretation of its contributions to Colorado and U.S. history. Herein, we detail progress that has been made on this important historical/cultural research project. Further, we outline the future of the Dearfield research network along with our current and anticipated subjects of inquiry.
%K African-American history
%K culture
%K research network
%K interdisciplinary
%K social justice
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/2/3/168