This September, the Council of Independent Colleges is hosting a conference to celebrate the culmination of our multiyear initiative on the Legacies of American Slavery: Reckoning with the Past. The in-person conference is by invitation only — but we invite everyone to join us for one or more of the following virtual sessions, which will be streamed live from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee:
- “The Unsteady Legacies of American Slavery” (Thursday, September 19, at 8:00 p.m. EDT) — featuring Pulitzer–prize winning historian David Blight and New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie
- “The Work of Reckoning and Repair” (Saturday, September 21, at 10:00 a.m. EDT) — featuring discussion about reparations and racial repair through the lenses of public policy, religion, descendant communities, and the academy
- “The Distinctive Role of Independent Colleges in Reckoning with Slavery” (Saturday, September 21, at 11:45 a.m. EDT) — featuring Elizabeth Davis, president of Furman University (SC), and other leaders from CIC member institutions
There is no cost to participate in the virtual program, but registration is required.
CIC’s Legacies of American Slavery initiative was designed to help independent colleges, their students, and their communities grapple with the history, afterlives, and continuing effects of American slavery. The conference is intended to celebrate the work of this initiative and to highlight the unfinished work of reckoning and repair.
We hope you will join us virtually for these important conversations.
