{"id":872,"date":"2016-03-28T16:20:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T20:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riches_dev.cah.ucf.edu\/wordpress_projects\/?page_id=872"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:33:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:33:28","slug":"riches-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riches.cah.ucf.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to RICHES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RICHES\u2122 is an interdisciplinary digital project that partners with multiple academic units at the University of Central Florida, six other Florida universities, and commercial and nonprofit sectors of the community. The project has two goals: 1) to serve as a model for documenting regional history, especially \u201chidden\u201d history and culture, through an interactive database that draws from multiple repositories and personal collections, and 2) to develop new digital tools for historians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                <div class='media-background-container'>\r\n                    <img class='media-background object-fit-cover' srcset='https:\/\/riches.cah.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/UCF-WordPress-Theme-child\/static\/images\/riches-header-yellow2.png' alt data-object-fit='cover'>\r\n                    <div class='container my-5 fact-grid-wrap'>\r\n                        <div class='row fact-grid'>\r\n                            <a href='https:\/\/richesmi.cah.ucf.edu\/' class='col-sm-6 col-lg-4 fact-block'>\r\n                                <aside>\r\n                                    <h2>Database<\/h2>\r\n                                    <span class='fas fa-database fact-header fact-header-lg fact-header-icon img-fluid'><\/span>\r\n                                    <div class='fact-details'>\r\n                                        <p><strong>Search<\/strong> RICHES Mosaic Interface for historical media collected in and around Florida<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/aside>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                            <a href='https:\/\/riches.cah.ucf.edu\/?page_id=1005' class='col-sm-6 col-lg-4 fact-block'>\r\n                                <aside>\r\n                                <h2>Projects<\/h2>\r\n                                    <span class='fas fa-hammer fact-header fact-header-lg fact-header-icon img-fluid'><\/span>\r\n                                    <div class='fact-details'>\r\n                                        <p><strong>View<\/strong> the projects we're supporting or have completed<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/aside>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                            <a href='https:\/\/riches.cah.ucf.edu\/?page_id=907' class='col-sm-6 col-lg-4 fact-block'>\r\n                                <aside>\r\n                                <h2>Collections<\/h2>\r\n                                <span class='fas fa-archive fact-header fact-header-lg fact-header-icon img-fluid'><\/span>\r\n                                    <div class='fact-details'>\r\n                                        <p><strong>Browse<\/strong> our recent collections for the MI database<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/aside>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class='container mt-4 mt-sm-5 mb-5 pb-sm-4' >\r\n                         \n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><em>Bending Toward Justice<\/em> Digital Exhibit Project<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThe arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice,\u201d words spoken by Theodore Parker, the abolitionist minister in 1853. Martin Luther King Jr. modified the quote during the Civil Rights Movement when he proclaimed, \u201cthe arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.\u201d (The Gospel Messenger 1958) The quote in either form can be interpreted to mean that a passive wait for justice will be rewarded. It can also imply that justice is conferred by those of superior moral, political, or social status on those less fortunate. The Bending Toward Justice digital exhibit project builds on a different interpretation. The exhibits planned and presented in this digital space explore daily life in Florida\u2019s Black communities and document the ways in which African Americans \u201cbent\u201d the arc toward justice through their everyday lives and under extraordinary conditions. Visit Bending Toward Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/bendingtowardjustice.cah.ucf.edu\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b>Public History Projects at the University of Central Florida<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nThe Public History program at UCF links many projects under one initiative to promote the collection and preservation of Florida history. By facilitating research that records and presents the stories of communities, businesses, and institutions in Florida, RICHES seeks to provide the region with a deeper sense of its heritage. At the same time, the initiative connects students and faculty with the community and creates a foundation on which Floridians can build a better sense of their history. Check out some of our projects below!<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/riches.cah.ucf.edu\/?page_id=1460\">Central Florida Podcasts and Documentaries<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/riches.cah.ucf.edu\/?page_id=960\">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/riches.cah.ucf.edu\/?page_id=976\">UCF Community Veterans History Project<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RICHES\u2122 is an interdisciplinary digital project that partners with multiple academic units at the University of Central Florida, six other Florida universities, and commercial and nonprofit sectors of the community. 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