{"exhibit":{"title":"Crossing Borders: From Slavery to Abolition, 1670-1865","description":"
\u201cCrossing Borders: From Slavery to Abolition, 1670-1865,\u201d an exhibition curated by the first-year writing seminar \u201cCrossing Borders,\u201d presents a history of slavery and abolition through a selection of items from Haverford College\u2019s Quaker & Special Collections. The exhibit pursues a number of themes, investigating, for example, the roles of literature, religion, education, and activism in the abolition movement. In particular, the exhibit foregrounds the experiences, perspectives, and actions of enslaved and formerly enslaved people like Phillis Wheatley and chooses to examine rather than ignore difficult topics such as \u201cthe white savior complex\u201d in abolition. The exhibit aims to communicate the complex history of slavery and abolition with care and clarity to an audience on and beyond campus. <\/span><\/p>\n The exhibit is on display in the Rebecca and Rick White Gallery, Lutnick Library, Haverford Collge, March 2 - September 30, 2020.<\/p>","credits":"Curated by Sarah Wilma Watson, Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Haverford College and the students of her \"Crossing Borders\" Writing Seminar in Fall 2019 with the support of Sarah Horowitz, Head of Quaker and Special Collections at Haverford","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":null,"theme_options":null,"slug":"crossing-borders--from-slavery","added":"2020-08-12 14:49:55","modified":"2020-08-12 14:49:55","owner_id":1,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":null,"id":1},"item":{"item_type_id":6,"collection_id":null,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2020-08-12 14:49:13","modified":"2020-08-12 14:49:13","owner_id":1,"id":15}}