Reflections A Box of Secrets at Maryville College 4 Apr 20244 Apr 2024 A cache of hidden histories was locked in the president’s office at Maryville College for almost a century, beginning in 1930. Guest contributor: Nancy Locklin-Sofer Maryville College in Eastern Tennessee has…
Reflections… Incarceration and the Afterlife of Slavery: How a College and a Prison in Illinois Use Art to Reckon with the Past and Present 5 Oct 20234 Oct 2023 Guest contributor: Tennille Nicole Allen* It takes me four minutes to drive the five miles from the gates of Lewis University, where I chair the sociology department, to the gates…
Reflections Investigating North Nashville 24 May 202323 May 2023 Aerial view of the Fisk University campus and the North Nashville neighborhood beyond (1946). source: Jefferson Street Photo Project, Fisk Special Collections Guest contributor: Katharine A. Burnett (Fisk University) At…
Reflections… Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute Debuts “Spirit of Freedom” 2 Mar 20232 Mar 2023 We are thrilled to share the news about an exciting new digital history site from Shenandoah University (an Institutional Affiliate of the Legacies of American Slavery network) — “The Spirit…
Reflections Bridging the Gap: A Biologist Considers the Legacies of Slavery 9 Nov 202214 Nov 2022 Our guest contributor today is Jennifer Lanni, associate professor of biology at CIC member Wheaton College (Mass.). The opinions expressed are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of…
Reflections Lessons Learned: Legacies of Slavery on a Southern Campus 18 Oct 20225 May 2025 Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a CIC member institution. Our guest contributor today is Daniel Fountain, Professor of History at Meredith College. For the past two years, I…
Links and Resources… Legacies links for October 17, 2022: Black Poetry Day 17 Oct 202217 Oct 2022 As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link here does not imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. Phillis Wheatley was captured in West…
Reflections DuBois and Gregory on John Brown 14 Oct 2022 John Brown at Harper's Ferry, as illustrated in James Redpath,The Life of Captain John Brown (1860). source: Wikimedia Sunday (October 16) is the 163rd anniversary of abolitionist John Brown's raid…
Reflections… Legacies of Slavery at the African Burial Ground 19 Aug 202219 Aug 2022 The Wall of Remembrance at the African Burial Ground Memorial in lower Manhattan. source: All photos by Philip M. Katz. Earlier this month, we had a chance to visit the…
Reflections Why Do We Have a Blog? 8 Aug 2022 This blog was created to support the larger work of CIC's Legacies of American Slavery initiative—i.e., to help CIC member colleges and universities; their faculty, staff, and students; and the…
