Lunch & Info Session for "Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies at Tufts" Initiative, 11/12
48 Professors Row
Join us on November 12 for an overview of the "Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies" Initiative and its goals. Hear from students, professors, and archivists about their research. Hear from past & current Gerald Gill Fellows and SCL seminar alums. Learn about the Slavery and Tufts Archival Research Seminar coming this spring. All Tufts faculty, staff, students, and fellows are welcome. This university-wide collaborative research initiative examines the history of Tufts, the history of the greater Boston area, and the economic and familial ties of both to slavery. All are welcome to attend.
Beginning in 2023, the Center for the Humanities, in partnership with the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD), the Tufts Archival Research Center (TARC) and the Office of Provost, has been taking a leading role in a university-wide collaborative research initiative to examine the history of slavery, colonialism, and their legacies at and beyond Tufts University. The project will provide systematic, sustained support for interdisciplinary scholarship and public programming focused on Tufts’ historical ties to the African American and Afro-Native communities of West Medford and Somerville; American empire and colonial dispossession; anti-slavery, Universalism, and social movements; and the long presence of African descended and indigenous people and communities on Tufts’ campus.
You can learn more about the origins of the project here: https://slaveryandcolonialism.tufts.edu/
