JSU gets Getty Images grant to preserve historic photos

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jackson State University is one of four historically black colleges and universities to receive a grant to help preserve the impact and contributions of the schools nationwide. University officials said funding from the Getty Images Photo Archives Grant will help with the digitization of 50,000 photos in Jackson State’s archives. The Clarion Ledger reports the illustrations of Tracy Sugarman, the Freedom Summer Photograph Collection and the Gibbs Green Memorial Collection will be among the rare photos released into the new digital collection. The project is expected to begin in March and will take about a year to complete.