Updates from the Network Touring the Legacies of Slavery in Shreveport, LA: Race, Health, and Medicine 27 Jan 202326 Jan 2023 Centenary College of Louisiana student Jayla Washington speaks to the tour group at Oakland Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana. This post has been reprinted with permission from Centenary Magazine (December 2022).…
Links and Resources… Legacies links for January 9, 2023: independent colleges (and others) explore the afterlives of slavery 9 Jan 2023 We’re back with new links for a new year (but reaching back into late 2022, while we were on a break). As always, we encourage you to share this post.…
Links and Resources… Legacies links for December 7, 2022: Recent Scholarship on the Afterlives of Slavery 7 Dec 20224 Dec 2022 Normally, we post the weekly links on Mondays. The schedule may be a little erratic for the next few weeks, thanks to the holidays and CIC's upcoming Presidents Institute. As…
Links and Resources… Legacies links for November 28, 2022: News from CIC members and other curated links 28 Nov 202228 Nov 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. In 1937, Japanese émigré Eitaro Ishigaki…
Featured Video… 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…
Links and Resources… Legacies links for October 31, 2022: Halloween, Partner updates, and other links 31 Oct 202231 Oct 2022 A mixed bag of links this week. As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link here does not imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent…
Updates from the Network Regional Meetings Happening November 2022 28 Oct 202223 Oct 2022 This Fall has brought a series of regional conferences across the Partner institutions in CIC’s Legacies of American Slavery network. Curious about a particular legacy theme? Be sure to check out the…
Updates from the Network Regional Meetings Happening October 2022 3 Oct 202223 Oct 2022 This fall brings a series of regional conferences across the Partner institutions in CIC’s Legacies of American Slavery network. Curious about a particular legacy theme? Be sure to check out the conferences…
Opportunities… Regional Meetings Happening September 2022 7 Sep 202223 Oct 2022 This fall brings a series of regional conferences across the Partner institutions in CIC's Legacies of American Slavery network. Curious about a particular legacy theme? Be sure to check out…
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…
