Links and Resources Legacies Links for April 7, 2025: Erase or Repair the Afterlives of Slavery? 7 Apr 202528 Apr 2025 Black cafeteria workers on strike, Washington, DC (1941). Source: Washington Area Spark/Flickr Please share this post. As always, a link here does not necessarily mean agreement or endorsement by the…
Uncategorized Legacies Links for March 31, 2025: Local Histories Matter 31 Mar 202531 Mar 2025 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link does not necessarily imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. 1315 Duke Street in Alexandria, VA,…
Links and Resources Legacies Links for March 24, 2025: Remembering Slavery, Segregation, and the Great Migration 24 Mar 202524 Mar 2025 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link does not necessarily imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. Richard Allen (1760–1831) was born into…
Links and Resources Legacies Links for March 17, 2025: Postal History is Black History is American History (and Other Topics) 17 Mar 202516 Mar 2025 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link does not necessarily imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. Minnie M. Cox (1869-1933) was appointed…
Links and Resources Legacies Links for March 10, 2025: Bloody Sunday at 60, New Books, and Memory Work 10 Mar 202510 Mar 2025 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link does not necessarily imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. March 7, 2025, marked the 60th…
Links and Resources Legacies links for March 3, 2025: Preserving Black History and Communities 3 Mar 2025 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link does not necessarily imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. Kenyon College's (Gambier, OH) Ransom Hall.…
Links and Resources… Legacies Links for February 24, 2025: The Catholic Church and Other Institutions Reckon with Slavery 24 Feb 202524 Feb 2025 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link does not necessarily imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979) was an…
Links and Resources Legacies Links for February 17, 2025: Memory and Preservation 17 Feb 202517 Feb 2025 Frederick Douglass (1818-1895): abolitionist, author, and orator, pictured here in 1879. Douglass died 130 years ago this week. Source: Wikimedia Commons Happy Presidents’ Day! A good time to remember that…
Uncategorized Legacies Links for February 10, 2025: Museums, New Books, and the Future of Education 10 Feb 202510 Feb 2025 As always, we encourage you to share this post with students, colleagues, or anyone else who might be interested. A link here does not necessarily indicate agreement or endorsement by…
Links and Resources Legacies Links for February 3, 2025: Black History Month 2025 3 Feb 20252 Feb 2025 Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) is credited as the “Father of Black History Month,” which began as “Negro History Week” 99 years ago this month. As always, we encourage you…
