Talk:Slavery at American colleges and universities

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This article needs much more information
The enslavement of people at US universities is a vitally important topic in the history of US higher education--and a considerable amount is being done in terms of historical research. A lot more work is needed here. Would it be possible to get people from each of these institutions to write about the research that has been done?--CollegeMeltdown (talk) 14:16, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Also, is there much information on whether Native Americans who were enslaved were also held captive at US colleges? --CollegeMeltdown (talk) 15:12, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Suggestions for colleges/universities that should be added
I've created this section for suggestions as the title says. Please strikethrough entries when they're added to the article. These are an initial two from my reading on Frederick Barnard.


 * University of Mississippi - some information on this can be found from the sources about Barnard College because Barnard taught there but from what I can tell there was a wider culture of slave-owning


 * University of Alabama - some information on this can be found from the sources about Barnard College because Barnard taught there but from what I can tell there was a wider culture of slave-owning

Contrawwftw (talk) 01:21, 17 July 2021 (UTC)


 * other possible additions can be found on this list from the Universities Studying Slavery consortium Contrawwftw (talk) 06:35, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

Need section on the persistence of White Supremacy as an ideology
One area that appears to be missing (or understated) from this article is a section on how the ideology of white supremacy in the US continues to make scholarship in this area problematic--and sometimes even dangerous. There is a strong movement to marginalize social, political, and economic history like this and to label it as less than scholarly. While it is fueled by anti-intellectual conservatives, neoliberals and even liberals perpetuate myths about so-called "founders" of the nation and other poorly manufactured stories. --CollegeMeltdown (talk) 13:59, 6 September 2021 (UTC)


 * I agree that's an important topic that needs coverage but it might be better on its own page. That way it can cover the broader scope of white supremacy beyond just enslavement. Contrawwftw (talk) 20:39, 9 September 2021 (UTC)