Links and Resources… Legacies Links for April 14, 2025: Slavery at the Seder Table (and Elsewhere) 14 Apr 202528 Apr 2025 Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on this day in 1865. James Brown, age 104, was the oldest Civil War veteran in Illinois when he was photographed with this portrait of Lincoln…
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…
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…
Links and Resources Legacies Links for January 6, 2025: Happy New Year! 6 Jan 20256 Jan 2025 We're back with a few links that appeared during our winter break. As always, we invite you to share this post with students, colleagues, and anyone else who is interested…
Links and Resources Legacies Links for December 9, 2024: African Soil, American Soil, and Other Links 9 Dec 20249 Dec 2024 As always, we invite you to share this post with students, colleagues, and anyone else who is interested in the legacies of slavery. A link here does not imply agreement…
Links and Resources Legacies Links for November 25, 2024: Thanksgiving, Religion, and Slavery 25 Nov 202425 Nov 2024 We hope that you will be enjoying a holiday respite this Thanksgiving week. Have a slice of pumpkin pie in honor of the Yankee abolitionists! As always, we invite you…
Links and Resources Legacies Links for November 18, 2024: Politics, Cultural Creativity, Preserving Black History 18 Nov 202424 Jan 2025 As always, we invite you to share this post with students, colleagues, and anyone else who is interested in the legacies of slavery. A link here does not imply agreement…
Links and Resources Legacies links for October 28, 2024: Ghosts, Faith, and Congress 28 Oct 2024 As always, we invite you to share this post with students, colleagues, and anyone else who is interested in the legacies of slavery. A link here does not imply agreement…
