I think it's a major component of empowering people. Although the actual work of the Papers Project can be tedious for students, there are definite perks. One is the opportunity to meet with historians and veterans of the civil rights movement. Moreover, students and staff members have no trouble finding inspiration in the materials they are working with. But above all, it's the camaraderie that pervades the Papers Project's offices at Cypress Hall.
Students are wonderful, they really are.
We've always had this double mission and it's an important part of the way the Project has evolved. It really livens up the place.