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  • About UsLearn more about the Council of Independent Colleges and the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University.
    • Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)The Council of Independent Colleges is the nation’s leading association of smaller private colleges and universities.
    • Gilder Lehrman Center (GLC)The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at the MacMillan Center (Yale University) is dedicated to the investigation and dissemination of knowledge concerning slavery and its legacies across all borders and all time, from the distant past through the present day.
    • Meet the Project Team
    • Funders
  • What is a Legacy?An essay by David Blight.
    • Legacy ThemesThis project is organized around nine “legacy themes” that help define the afterlives of slavery
  • Network MembersSeven private colleges and universities serve as the backbone of a growing national network of higher education institutions and community partners.
    • Regional Collaboration PartnersSeven institutions serve as coordinating hubs for the national network.
    • Institutional AffiliatesTwelve additional colleges and universities support regional activities as part of the Legacies network.
  • ResourcesWhat are CIC institutions doing to reckon with the legacy of slavery? Find resources and examples here.
    • Resource DatabaseA publicly available, searchable, and sortable database of existing resources at independent colleges and universities related to the legacies of slavery.
    • Virtual Symposium (2022)CIC and the Gilder Lehrman Center hosted a virtual symposium on the Legacies of American Slavery in April 2022.
  • OpportunitiesOpportunities to participate in the Legacies of American Slavery initiative.
    • Summer 2023 Programs for Faculty and Staff from CIC Colleges (and Community Partners!)
    • Other Upcoming Events
    • Regional Conference Schedule, Fall 2022

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What is “Gerrymandering”?

5 Dec 20225 Dec 2022
There are only two states in the nation where voters are asked to vote multiple times for the same candidates until one of them secures a plurality (not just a…
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Academic Disciplines Confront Racist Histories

16 Nov 20226 Nov 2022
https://vimeo.com/713009870/7b6100543d Daniel Martinez HoSang discusses how the histories and practices of some academic disciplines—from psychology to art history—make it more difficult for scholars to confront racist legacies. HoSang is Associate…
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What is “Contested Citizenship”?

7 Nov 20226 Nov 2022
Election week is always an appropriate time to think about the ongoing struggle for voting rights and the legacy of American slavery. There has never been an easy path towards…
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Will We Lose Donors for Uncovering Institutional Wrongs?

2 Nov 20222 Nov 2022
https://vimeo.com/713024155/7cf522415a Do colleges run the risk of losing donors if they embrace an honest reckoning with race? Perhaps—but Leslie Harris (Northwestern University) argues that forward-looking institutions are much more likely…
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What Does Antiracism Mean?

26 Oct 202228 Sep 2022
https://vimeo.com/712918563/b2bf8ea4ed What does the contentious word "antiracism" actually mean? David Blight discusses the term with Daniel Martinez HoSang, author most recently of "Under the Blacklight: The Intersectional Vulnerabilities that Covid…
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Diverse Colleges for a Diverse Future: Meeting People Where They Are

12 Oct 202228 Sep 2022
https://vimeo.com/713027996/f6558a8ff6 In this clip, historian Leslie Harris (Northwestern University) explains how American colleges and universities of all sorts—from public flagships to small private institutions—can contribute to public understandings of diversity.…
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Bringing Antiracist Practices into the College Classroom

5 Oct 202228 Sep 2022
https://vimeo.com/713006712/b1d5bc7b63 Daniel Martinez HoSang challenges faculty members at colleges and universities to bring antiracist practices to what they do best: teaching and learning. HoSang is Associate Professor of Ethnicity, Race,…
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Changing Institutional Narratives about Slavery at Colleges and Universities

28 Sep 202228 Sep 2022
https://vimeo.com/712926882/81f90c3aa9 Historian Leslie Harris (Northwestern University) discusses how colleges and universities can address the "trials and errors" of slavery and race in their own histories by engaging in meaningful dialogues…
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Shedding Light on Difficult Institutional Histories

21 Sep 202228 Sep 2022
https://vimeo.com/712997556/39b86340f3 Historian Leslie Harris (Northwestern University) advises colleges and universities to be open and honest about their histories of slavery and race. Harris is in conversation with David Blight, director…
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Shedding Light on Difficult Institutional Histories

2 Aug 202214 Aug 2022
https://vimeo.com/712997556/39b86340f3 Historian Leslie Harris (Northwestern University) advises colleges and universities to be open and honest about their histories of slavery and race. Harris is in conversation with David Blight, director…

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