Document Type
Reports (e.g. from committees, working groups, etc.)
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
After more than a year of study, the Furman University Task Force on Slavery and Justice presents its findings in this report. The report includes the Task Force’s values and process, a presentation of the history of Furman’s early ties to slavery, a number of short vignettes by individual Task Force members, and a number of recommendations for the university to address.
Members of the Task Force represent diverse students and alumni, as well as faculty and staff. The report is the result of commissioning a history, activating student research projects, hosting scholars who consulted with the Task Force, creating oral histories and curating viewpoints, and attending Universities Studying Slavery, a consortium headquartered at the University of Virginia with more than 40 international colleges and universities.
The university has made a commitment to serious consideration of the entire report.
Recommended Citation
Inabinet, Brandon '04; Allen, Deborah; Baker, Laura; Benson, T. Lloyd; Cosby, Teresa Nesbitt; Jennings, Michael; Kubakundimana, Jonathan '16; Lightner, Shekinah '20; Makala, Jeffrey; McKelvey, Chelsea '19; Mix, Quincy '19; O'Neill, Stephen '84; Stuart, Forrest M.; Teye, Andrew '19; Thomas, Courtney '15; Tollison, Courtney '99; and Whitlinger, Claire, "Seeking Abraham: A Report of Furman University's Task Force on Slavery and Justice. First Edition" (2018). The Task Force on Slavery and Justice. 1.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/records-taskforce-slavery/1