
Slavery and the University
Description
Slavery and the University is the first edited collection of scholarly essays devoted solely to the histories and legacies of this subject on North American campuses and in their Atlantic contexts. Gathering together contributions from scholars, activists, and administrators, the volume combines two broad bodies of work: (1) historically based interdisciplinary research on the presence of slavery at higher education institutions in terms of the development of proslavery and antislavery thought and the use of slave labor; and (2) analysis on the ways in which the legacies of slavery in institutions of higher education continued in the post-Civil War era to the present day.
The collection features broadly themed essays on issues of religion, economy, and the regional slave trade of the Caribbean. It also includes case studies of slavery's influence on specific institutions, such as Princeton University, Harvard University, Oberlin College, Emory University, and the University of Alabama. Though the roots of Slavery and the University stem from a 2011 conference at Emory University, the collection extends outward to incorporate recent findings. As such, it offers a roadmap to one of the most exciting developments in the field of U.S. slavery studies and to ways of thinking about racial diversity in the history and current practices of higher education.
Product Details
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Publish Date | February 01, 2019 |
Pages | 368 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780820354422 |
Dimensions | 8.9 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches | 1.1 pounds |
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Reviews
Historians of slavery and/or of higher education as well as elementary to college level history teachers, will no doubt find these essays helpful.--Vineeta Singh "The Black Scholar"
The book's greatest strength is its methodological diversity, ranging from chronological histories to autobiographical essays. The authors make clear the inextricable links between slavery, students, faculty and administrators, African colonization, and the institutionalization of Christian faiths in the US.--Jodi Skipper "The Southern Register"
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