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Furman’s Legacy of Slavery

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About This Exhibit

This digital exhibit contains primary and secondary sources related to Furman's Legacy of Slavery Digital Collection, as as identified by the work of the Task Force on Slavery and Justice in 2017-2018. In a similar fashion to the Seeking Abraham Report and the accompanying physical exhibition held from August, 2018 to February, 2019, this digital exhibit invites our campus community and the general public to pose new historical questions that would lead to a greater understanding of and reckoning with Furman University's legacy of slavery.

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    Exhibit Case 1:
    Founding a University

  • Richard Furman

    Exhibit Case 2:
    Richard Furman and His Legacy

  • Constructing a Campus exhibit link

    Exhibit Case 3:
    Constructing a Campus

  • 1860s and Postbellum Years section link

    Exhibit Case 4:
    1860s and Postbellum Years

  • Legacies exhibit link

    Exhibit Case 5:
    Turn of the Century

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    Exhibit Case 6:
    Modern Legacies

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About This Exhibit

This digital exhibit contains primary and secondary sources related to Furman's Legacy of Slavery Digital Collection, as as identified by the work of the Task Force on Slavery and Justice in 2017-2018. In a similar fashion to the Seeking Abraham Report and the accompanying physical exhibition held from August, 2018 to February, 2019, this digital exhibit invites our campus community and the general public to pose new historical questions that would lead to a greater understanding of and reckoning with Furman University's legacy of slavery.

  • Furman Legacy of Slavery Banner Image
    Exhibit Case 1:
    Founding a University

  • The move to Greenville in 1851 transformed Furman Institute and set the course for the modern university. It adopted a new name—The Furman University—and a new mission—a liberal arts academic program was added to the theological curriculum.

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    Exhibit Case 3:
    Constructing a Campus

  • In the 1850s, the university achieved a measure of financial stability and the enrollment multiplied from 15 in 1851 to 228 in 1855. A grand, new campus was constructed along the Reedy River on fifty acres purchased from Vardry McBee, the founder of Greenville. The “Old Main” building, completed in 1854 and renamed Richard Furman Hall in 1921, became the centerpiece of the new school.

    1860s and Postbellum Years section link
    Exhibit Case 4:
    1860s and Postbellum Years
  • 1860s and Postbellum Years section link
    Exhibit Case 4:
    1860s and Postbellum Years

  • Enslaved people built the new campus in two ways. They were hired out by their owners to do construction work, with the wages being paid to their owners. For example, a January 1, 1853 receipt shows a payment of $17.64 to John McCrady “to hire his boy for work on the college building [the name for Old Main while under construction] for 22 days.”

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    Furman's Legacy of Slavery

  • In a similar fashion to the Seeking Abraham Report and the accompanying physical exhibition held in 2018, this digital exhibit invites the Furman community and the general public to reckon with Furman University’s legacy of slavery.

  • Pathways to Diversity

    Pathways to Diversity

  • This digital collection covers the history of the integration processes of four Southern academic institutions: Centre College, Furman University, Rollins College, and Washington & Lee University. The goal is to learn about and from past events so that we can build a pathway towards equity and inclusion for all.

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