UR Race Project

Race & Racism at the University of Richmond Project, an interdisciplinary project interrogating the history of the university since its 1830 founding.

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Alongside the blog posts from summer fellows that you will continue to see over the next few weeks, we will also be posting their final projects. These include #TeamArchive's digital exhibits and #TeamOralHistory's podcasts from their oral histories. Keep an eye on this thread!

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UR students! Interested in working with Race & Racism at UR this summer? Contact Professor Ernest McGowen ([email protected]) for more information on becoming a 2020 Summer Fellow!

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Today on the blog: #TeamArchive's Joy Lim encounters a @URCollegian article from 1971 about the women's liberation movement on @urichmond's campus, and is shocked by the student opinions given. https://t.co/aXYONumL7j

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Today on the blog: #TeamOralHistory's Jisu Song grapples with the difficulties of racism on campus in the past and the present, and considers how oral histories have connected her with the alumni experiences of the past. https://t.co/sx8XuKNS0E

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Today on the blog: #TeamOralHistory's Johnnette Johnson tries to create a space for students of color to grapple with the effects of being at a PWI like @urichmond via her podcast made from an interview with 1995 grad Katina Moss. https://t.co/ESeDucEjBK

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Today on the blog: #TeamArchive's Sabrina Garcia looks into student activism at @urichmond in the 1970s and asks what held students back from protesting injustices back then, and what holds them back today. https://t.co/0MB2PB73fp

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Today on the blog: #TeamArchive's Meghna Melkote challenges a @URCollegian editorial from 1992 arguing against the diversification of a "Western Civilization" course at @urichmond. https://t.co/XjjDwlVDIp

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Today on the blog: #TeamOralHistory's Cole Richard explains the intricacies of creating podcasts from oral history interviews. How much can a creator edit the interviewee? How much narration is appropriate? How does one maintain authenticity while editing? https://t.co/2jOosEx5vH

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Today on the blog: #TeamOralHistory's Shira Greer considers complacency at @urichmond and how to move past it via her oral history experience. https://t.co/4MCqryS6hS

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Today on the blog: #TeamArchive's Gabby Kiser found a lot of racist writing in @urichmond's student lit magazine while creating an exhibit around students of color writing for The Messenger. What does this mean for the literary quality of the publication? https://t.co/vk7bR6CgLA

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Today on the blog: #TeamArchive's Nathan Burns shares a topic he couldn't fit in his final exhibit on dining at @urichmond. Using archival materials, he looks into the experiences of food service employees of color, including an effort to unionize in 1982. https://t.co/sznt4V9GOw

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New project! https://t.co/nNa2R9OqhK

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New project: #TeamArchive's Joy Lim's exhibit "Race & Racism Observed In UR Sororities." The exhibit looks at the history of the foundation of historically white & historically black sororities, w/ exclusionary practices highlighted in the process. https://t.co/5ApRVOthhp

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Alongside the blog posts from summer fellows that you will continue to see over the next few weeks, we will also be posting their final projects. These include #TeamArchive's digital exhibits and #TeamOralHistory's podcasts from their oral histories. Keep an eye on this thread!

[UR Race Project @URraceproject]

@urichmond New project! #TeamArchive's Meghna Melkote's "Global Citizens: How to Integrate a Curriculum" discusses @urichmond's attempts to diversify curriculum: a debate over a Western Civ course & a 1967 donation intended to institute a Black Studies program. https://t.co/4LNLxglqR1

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New project: #TeamArchive's Joy Lim's exhibit "Race & Racism Observed In UR Sororities." The exhibit looks at the history of the foundation of historically white & historically black sororities, w/ exclusionary practices highlighted in the process. https://t.co/5ApRVOthhp

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Today on the blog: #TeamOralHistory's Jenifer Yi reflects on her experience conducting oral histories: "We should not rely on just the institution to make changes for us – because what if they do not?" https://t.co/rfP92EjUR3

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New oral history! Rueben Turner (R’81) sat down w/Johnnette Johnson & Jisu Song. Turner spoke about his time as a football player and member of Kappa Alpha Psi at @VCU, and reflected on juggling his academic, athletic, and extracurricular commitments. https://t.co/fUrsSnmteo

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New oral history! James "JR" Reed (R’81) sat down w/Johnnette Johnson & Cole Richard and spoke about his time as a football player and founding member of @urichmond's first Black fraternity Phi Beta Sigma. https://t.co/xOh4jyz2zq

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Today on the blog: #TeamArchive's Joy Lim visits Dinosaur Kingdom II and questions what the purpose of a Civil War retelling with dinosaurs is. https://t.co/x3fdzEyvhw

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New oral history! Robin Mundle (W’85) sat down w/Jenifer Yi & Shira Greer. As both a @urichmond graduate and current Administrative Coordinator for Rhetoric and Communication Studies, she has had a unique perspective as a current & former member of campus. https://t.co/UI4UbviLhu

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New oral history! Darnell “DJ” Morris (B’75) sat down w/Jenifer Yi & Johnnette Johnson and shared his experience as one of the first Black students at @UR_RobinsSchool, and his experience transferring to @urichmond his junior year from @FerrumCollege. https://t.co/gxRdF9sCyW

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Today on the blog: #TeamArchive's Sabrina Garcia takes the tour at Tuckahoe Plantation and wonders who is being catered to in the presentation of historical information about the grounds. https://t.co/eTCnSIkJcE

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New oral history! Beth Marschak (W'72) sat down with Jisu Song & Shira Greer to talk about growing up in the city of Richmond, her lifelong political activism, and her experience as a lesbian both on campus and in Richmond during the 1970s. https://t.co/qik9kbKg4M