This website is the culmination of nearly a decade of teaching and research that began with Professor Deborah King's course, "Lest We Forget: History, Collective Memory, and Slavery at Dartmouth," first taught in 2014.
The Dartmouth and Slavery Project is an ongoing collaboration between Professor Deborah King and Dartmouth Libraries' College Archivist and Records Manager Peter Carini. Following their supervision of a student-curated exhibition titled "The Ties That Bind" in 2019, the two recognized the imperative of deeply exploring Dartmouth's ties to slavery, the slave trade, colonization, and abolition. From inception, the Project's objective was to critically interrogate a public memory that celebrates the pine forests and mills dotting Dartmouth's New England landscape while erasing any connection to the transatlantic slave trade.
Dean of Libraries Susanne Mehrer shared, "The 'Dartmouth and Slavery Project' contributes new knowledge and in-depth research to expand our understanding of Dartmouth's complex history and its founders. Through this Project, we will continue to open avenues for deeper research, elevate scholarship, and engage the Dartmouth community in dialogue about the institution and history of enslavement in this region."
"Kama sehemu ya utafiti wa utafiti wa miaka kumi, Debbie King alitoa kozi ya ""Lest We Forget: Historia, Kumbukumbu ya Pamoja, na Utumwa katika Dartmouth.""" Mradi wa Dartmouth na Utumwa ni ushirikiano unaoendelea kati ya Profesa Deborah King na Dartmouth Libraries 'College Archivist na Meneja wa Rekodi Peter Carini. Baada ya kusimamia maonyesho yaliyoandaliwa na wanafunzi yaliyoitwa "The Ties That Bind" mnamo 2019, wawili hao walitambua umuhimu wa kuchunguza kwa undani uhusiano wa Dartmouth na utumwa, biashara ya watumwa, ukoloni, na kuondolewa kwa utumwa. Tangu mwanzo, mradi huo ulikuwa na lengo la kuchunguza kwa ukali kumbukumbu ya umma ambayo inaadhimisha misitu ya misonobari na viwanda vya kusaga vilivyo katika eneo la New England la Dartmouth, wakati wa kufuta uhusiano wowote na biashara ya watumwa ya transatlantic. "Dean wa Maktaba Susanne Mehrer alishiriki, ""Dartmouth na Mradi wa Utumwa"" huchangia maarifa mapya na utafiti wa kina kupanua uelewa wetu wa historia tata ya Dartmouth na waanzilishi wake." """Kupitia mradi huu, tutaendelea kufungua njia za utafiti wa kina, kuongeza elimu, na kuhusisha jamii ya Dartmouth katika mazungumzo juu ya taasisi na historia ya utumwa katika eneo hili."