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Boston Athenaeum, December 16, 2024
The Center for the Study of Race and Democracy hosted a special event for leaders of the DuBois forum project. The event featured performances and an overview of the DuBois forum project, as well as commentary by special guests. Pictures are available here.
Tisch Library, December 4, 2024
On December 4, 2024, the CSRD, in partnership with the Center for the Humanities, the Tufts Archival Research Center, and the Office of the Provost, hosted an event in Tisch Library to introduce our new exhibit on display at the Library, "Deep Roots: Slavery, Colonialism, & their Legacies at Tufts University." Provost Caroline Genco and members of the SCL team introduced the audience to the research project and some of the ways the team has engaged with the research. You can see photos of the event here.
Medford, MA, November 12, 2024
The CSRD, in partnership with the Center for the Humanities, and the Tufts Archival Research Center hosted a special lunch, open to all Tufts students, to introduce them to the "Slavery, Colonialism, and Their Legacies" Initiative. Students and guests were invited to learn more about the initiative and the research seminar which would be available in the spring term.
Boston, MA, September 2024
Historians Dr. Kerri Greenidge, Dr. Kendra Field and Dr. Kyera Singleton have been tasked by the City of Boston to narrate and quantify the significance of the slave trade to the history of Boston. This enormous task involves mapping the names and stories of enslaved people who lived here and mapping the names and stories and capital of slaveowners. The report will aim to offer a rigorous index to the myriad ways in which the development of the City of Boston depended upon the slave trade. You can learn more here.
Boston, MA
Dr. Field, Dr. Greenidge and Dr. Singleton have sketched out a plan for a robust educational program to curate a selection of the sites from the tours of the African American Trail Project and the Royall House and Slave Quarters, in order to offer a set of monthly community-led bus tours covering the long history of slavery and freedom in Boston.
Amenia, NY July 18-19, 2024
The Du Bois Forum hosted its third annual gathering on July 19-20, 2024. Founded by historians Dr. Kerri Greenidge and Dr. Kendra Field of Tufts University, along with Du Bois’ Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Dr. David Levering Lewis, The Du Bois Forum serves as a retreat for writers, scholars, and artists engaged in the Black intellectual and artistic traditions. Since its inception in 2022, the Forum has aimed to support creative production and social change. You can see pictures from the event here.
Williams College of Music and Art, April 12, 2024
Dr. Kendra Field, presented a public lecture at 5:30 p.m. titled “The Stories We Tell: Understanding the Long History of African American Genealogy” that will explore the long history of African American genealogy from the Middle Passage to the present. More information available from the WCMA website.
WGBH, April 2, 2024
Historian Dr. Kendra Field spoke on WGBH about her experience connecting with relatives across lines of color, culture, and time. More information available here.
Tisch Library at Tufts University, April 2, 2024
Professors Kendra Field and Kerri Greenidge, alongside scholar and museum director Kyera Singleton (Royall House and Slave Quarters) participated in the Tufts Community Symposium, Co-Creating Knowledge: Exploring possibilities for community-based research partnerships. The three hosted a conversation about their collective work as public historians of slavery, freedom, and African-American communities. More information available here.
Keith Haring Theater, April 1, 2024
Dr. Kerri Greenidge gave a free Public Lecture at the Keith Haring Theater in New York City on Monday, April 1st. Her presentation was entitled, "Celebrating the First Family of American Letters: The Greenidge Sisters, with Kerri Greenidge." She will be joined by siblings Kaitlyn Greenidge and Kirsten Greenidge, discussing their family heritage. This event is part of the First Mondays series. Event information available at the theater website.
Johns Hopkins University, March 29, 2024
The Black Beyond Data Ecosystem at Johns Hopkins University and Morgan State University hosted an event entitled "Who Owns Black Data: Slavery & Data." Dr. Kendra Field, creator of the 10 Million Names Project, was part of the discussion with other scholars at this event. More information available here.
WGBH, February 29, 2024
On February 29, Dr. Kerri Greenidge joined WGBH's Culture Show host Jared Bowen to talk about what went into mapping historic African American sites in Boston and beyond. You can learn more at the Culture Show website.
ABC News, February 29, 2024
Dr. Kendra Field spoke to media outlets about rare findings in connection with the 10 Million Names Project. More about this story available from ABC News.
City of Boston, January 24, 2024
Dr. Kendra Field, Dr. Kerri Greenidge, and Kyera Singleton, for being selected by the City of Boston to study the history of slavery in Massachusetts. More details available via WGBH website.
Whiting Foundation, December 19, 2023
Dr. Kendra Field is honored with the 2023 Whiting Foundation Grant Winner in non-fiction.
Tufts Dental School, November 8, 2023
On November 8th, the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, along with the History Department, the Center for the Humanities at Tufts, the Tufts Archival Research Center and the Office of the Provost hosted a symposium at Tufts Dental School in Boston, to introduce the Slavery, Colonialism and Their Legacies at Tufts (SCL) Project.
New York Times, September 8, 2022
Dr. Kerri Greenidge’s upcoming book, The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family is named one of the nonfiction books to read in fall 2022.
The Berkshire Eagle, August 18, 2022
Dr. Kerri Greenidge and Dr. Kendra Field participate in roundtable on “The Telling of Black Stories” during a weekend of public events celebrating Elizabeth Freeman.
Our Time Press, June 10, 2022
Dr. Kerri Greenidge and Dr. Kendra Field attend the naming of the Du Bois Freedom Center in Great Barrington, MA.
National Museum of African American History and Culture, April 9, 2022
Dr. Kendra Field gave a talk on her book, Growing Up with the Country: Family, Race and Nation After the Civil War.
Our Time Press, February 23, 2022
Dr. Kendra Field spoke on behalf of Clinton Church Restoration as part of the Town of Great Barrington 5th Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Festival.