1856 Project: Listening Sessions for Campus Community
Join the University Libraries for The 1856 Project Launch: Listening Sessions where you will hear our history, mission, objectives, and how you can participate in this project.
The 1856 Project will conduct ongoing analysis of the university’s historical connection to slaveholders, the slave economy, and the many legacies of that history. Its findings will support the university’s goal of addressing equity in the twenty-first century. The listening sessions will take place on February 21 and March 1 from 11am-12:15pm. You can register using the links below. Session 1: February 21, 11am-12:15pm
Session 2: March 1, 11am-12:15pm
The listening sessions will be opportunities for members of the UMD community to learn about, and give input to The 1856 Project. The 1856 Project is led by colleagues in University Libraries and represents one of the several ways our university explores our history, dating back to our founding in the contexts of slavery and segregation, and lays the groundwork for a vision for our university in the future. Several members of our BSOS community are active participants in the initiative. You can find more information about the 1856 Project on the UMD website and in the Diamondback.
The 1856 Project also places us in a consortium of other universities. The consortium, Universities Studying Slavery, represents a multi-institutional collaboration focused on sharing best practices and guiding principles about truth-telling projects addressing human bondage and racism in institutional histories. Member schools are all committed to research, acknowledgment, and atonement regarding institutional ties to the slave trade, to enslavement on campus or abroad, and to enduring racism in school history and practice. |
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