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Video ItemProfessor helping Clemson uncover its legacy of slavery collaborates with similar efforts at Virginia Tech , video
Rhondda R. Thomas, a literature professor and the driving force behind Clemson University's Call My Name research project, recently visited historic Virginia Tech sites that are working to reshape their narratives, including the Reynolds Homestead in Patrick County and the Solitude and Fraction houses on the Blacksburg campus.
Date: Apr 03, 2024 -
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Professor helping Clemson uncover its legacy of slavery aims to inspire similar efforts at Virginia Tech , articleRhondda R. Thomas will present a free lecture March 12 to discuss how adopting a collaborative approach to community history at Clemson University has become a beacon for understanding and acknowledging the past. She also will visit the Reynolds Homestead and the Solitude and Fraction houses to share expertise and collaborate with faculty, staff, and community members.
Date: Feb 27, 2024 -
Video ItemUsing public art to illustrate Virginia Tech's layered histories , video
Two new public art pieces have been installed on the Solitude and Fraction Family House grounds. The works are intended to leverage the relationship between public art and history as means of representation, dialogue, and education to demonstrate the ways historically marginalized communities have and will continue to shape Virginia Tech.
Date: Dec 02, 2022 -
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Sending flood victims an old-fashioned symbol of love and support: a homemade quilt , articleFor students in Danille Christensen's Folk Cultures in Appalachia class, tying quilts at Solitude and Fraction House offered a glimpse of a longstanding cultural practice — and a way to help those in need.
Date: Sep 23, 2022 -
Video ItemDescendants come home to the Fraction Family House , video
Family members recently toured the Fraction Family House. Kerri Moseley-Hobbs, a Fraction family descendant, says it's much more than just a reunion.
Date: Jul 26, 2019