Pritzker Military Foundation Supports The Henry Ford Museum with $10,000 Grant to Preserve Civil Rights Movement Oral Histories

June 4, 2025- Pritzker Military Foundation, founded by Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer N. Pritzker (Retired), is providing a $10,000 donation to The Henry Ford Museum, along with a matching challenge grant of up to $10,000 available through November 15, 2026. This funding will help the Museum’s, Jackson Home, expand and preserve critical oral histories from veterans and key contributors of the Civil Rights Movement. Through this initiative, The Henry Ford will conduct, record, transcribe, and digitize firsthand accounts to ensure these stories are preserved within its permanent collection and shared with audiences across its venues and digital platforms, deepening public understanding of this pivotal era in American history.