Links and Resources Legacies links for December 4, 2023: Radical Art, Radical Reconstruction, Radical Intellectuals 4 Dec 20234 Dec 2023 As always, we encourage you to share this post, though a link here does not imply full agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. "The original Fisk University…
Links and Resources Five Good Books about Food and the Legacy of Slavery 30 Nov 202330 Nov 2023 The legacies of American slavery can be found in something as ordinary and ubiquitous as food. Dillard University in New Orleans is one of the Regional Collaboration Partners in CIC’s…
Uncategorized Legacies links for November 27, 2023: “Confederate Judas,” Quaker Abolitionists, and the 14th Amendment 27 Nov 202327 Nov 2023 However you chose to spend the long holiday weekend, we hope that you enjoyed some moments of peace! As always, we encourage you to share this post, though a link…
Links and Resources Legacies links for November 20, 2023: Convict Labor, School Integration, and Cancelling MLK Day (?) 20 Nov 202320 Nov 2023 As always, the editorial team here at the Legacies blog encourages you to share the post with friends, students, colleagues, etc. A link does not imply agreement or endorsement by…
Links and Resources Legacies links for November 13, 2023: Veterans Day 13 Nov 202313 Nov 2023 Veterans Day was November 11, though it’s being observed as a federal holiday today. This is a good opportunity to take a closer look at the legacy of African American…
Links and Resources Legacies links for November 6, 2023: Catching up with the network (and other links) 6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 As always, the editorial team here at the Legacies blog encourages you to share the post with friends, students, colleagues, etc. A link does not imply agreement or endorsement by…
Uncategorized Lifting the Voices of Women of Color in North Carolina 2 Nov 20232 Nov 2023 Student participants in the 2023 Voices of Change Political Institute, hosted by Meredith College. source: Meredith College Guest contributor: David McLennan* In North Carolina, as in most states, women of…
Uncategorized Legacies links for October 30, 2023: Art as a Tool for Reckoning 30 Oct 202330 Oct 2023 As National Arts and Humanities Month draws to a close, here is a round-up of a few museums and galleries with current exhibits the touch upon the legacies of slavery.…
Uncategorized Legacies links for October 23, 2023: our contemporary, Frederick Douglass—and other topics 23 Oct 202323 Oct 2023 As always, the editorial team here at the Legacies blog encourages you to share the post with friends, students, colleagues, etc. A link does not imply agreement or endorsement by…
Updates from the Network Discovering the Real Legacy of Slavery at Franklin & Marshall College 19 Oct 202319 Oct 2023 The two namesakes of Franklin & Marshall College were both enslavers. The statues of John Marshall (right) and Benjamin Franklin (left) were wrapped in tarps after being vandalized in 2021.…
