Special Committee On Diversity - University Of Virginia
Special Committee on DiversityBoard of VisitorsFebruary 21, 2014
PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ONSLAVERY AND THE UNIVERSITYPCSU
PCSU History Interested Groups–––––––––––MEL (Memorial for Enslaved Laborers) CommitteeUCARE (University & Community Action for Racial Equity)U.Va. IDEA FundOffice of the VP & Chief Officer for Diversity & EquityOffice of the ArchitectPeer Review Committee for the Cultural Landscape ReportGravesite Commemoration CommitteeOffice of African American AffairsUniversity LibraryCarter G. Woodson InstituteUniversity Guide Service Presentation to President’s Cabinet (Spring 2013) Formation of PCSU by President Sullivan (Fall 2013)
Commission Members Derrick AldridgeAndrea DouglasIshraga EltahirTierney FairchildDorrie FontaineBen FordGertrude FraserGary GallagherPatrice GrimesWalt HeineckeMary HughesPetrina Jackson Alex JohnsonErvin JordanPat LampkinKhalifa LeeDeborah McDowellMaurie McInnisMatt ReevesTamika RichesonSusan SteinEdna TurayLiz VaronRichard WilsonCo-chairs Dr. Marcus Martin and Kirt von DaackeMeghan Faulkner, Staff
President’s Charge to CommissionProvide advice and recommendations to thePresident on the commemoration of theUniversity of Virginia’s historical relationshipwith slavery and enslaved people
Initiatives of the Commission Investigate the interpretation of historically significantbuildings/sites related to slavery at U.Va. Discuss mutual interests with Monticello andMontpelier Assist with interpretive/interactive media in theRotunda Visitor’s Center
Initiatives of the Commission Propose projects (similar to the Henry Martinplaque) that would educate students, faculty, staff,and visitors about free and enslaved individuals whoworked on Grounds Consider appropriate memorialization including theAfrican American gravesite site adjacent to theUniversity cemetery Organize symposia
Working Groups ArchitectureCollaboration with External PartnersDaily LifeMemorializationGravesites/Commemoration
Existing Memorials:Slate Marker at Rotunda Small slate memorial honoring theservice of free and enslavedworkers during the constructionof U.Va.’s original buildings. In-ground memorial located in thepassage under the south terraceof the Rotunda. Installed in 2007.
Existing Memorials:“Canada” Community – South Lawn Tells the story of acommunity of free AfricanAmericans and theirbusiness and socialrelationships with theUniversity community. Site of Kitty Fosterhomestead and adjacentAfrican American burialgrounds are preserved in aone-acre park. Completed in 2010.
Existing Memorials:Henry Martin Plaque Honors bell-ringer andcustodian Henry Martin,born in slavery atMonticello in 1826. In-ground plaque locatednear the U.Va. Chapel. Proposed and supported byJohn and Trula Wright andthe U.Va. IDEA Fund. Installed in 2012.
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Communications and Research Website Developed POST-DOC Research Position
PCSU Advisory Boards National Advisory Board– Invited faculty institutions:Brown, California Berkeley,Dartmouth, Emory,George Mason University , MIT,University of Central Florida,University of Alabama, Stanford,William and Mary Local Advisory Board
Symposium:Universities Confronting The Legacy of Slavery National experts invited African American Gravesite Commemoration October 16 and 17, 2014
– University Library – Carter G. Woodson Institute . George Mason University , MIT, University of Central Florida, University of Alabama, Stanford, . President’s Commission on Slavery and the University Author: Anna Jones Created Date: 2/18/2014 5:32:12 PM .
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