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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

Tag: Institutional Histories

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What’s New in the Resource Database?

15 Feb 202310 Feb 2023
The Resource Database is a useful, searchable resource for any individual, academic program, or institution that needs inspiration to help reckon with the legacies of American slavery in their own…
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Legacies links for February 13, 2023: Black history, reparations, and the great outdoors

13 Feb 202313 Feb 2023
As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link does not imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. Samford University’s Racial Reconciliation Memorial in Birmingham,…
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Legacies links for January 23, 2023: trillions of dollars (and other ways to reckon the cost of slavery)

23 Jan 202326 Jan 2023
As always, we encourage you to share this post. A link here does not imply agreement or endorsement by the Council of Independent Colleges. On January 19, 2023, Maryland Gov.…
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Legacies links for January 17, 2023: Dr. King on campus, ancient DNA, environmental justice, and more

17 Jan 202317 Jan 2023
We took a break on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but the day after is still a good time to consider the history of social structures and systems that still…
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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.…
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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…
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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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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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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…
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Legacies links for October 24, 2022: echoes of slavery, at home and abroad

24 Oct 202223 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. “Moving Chains,” sculptor Charles Gaines’s installation…

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