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June 12th, 2017 - 7:49 am § in Misc.

Medical Research During Slavery

Excerpt from: How black slaves were routinely sold as ‘specimens’ to ambitious white doctors” Stephen Kenny, Lecturer in 19th and 20th-century North American History at University of Liverpool  When an elite white enslaver-physician, Charlestonian Elias S. Bennett, published notes reca[...]

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April 9th, 2014 - 10:01 pm § in Misc.

Universities share, not restrict, knowledge

Professor Devin Naar Talks on His Role Collecting Family Histories This evening we heard Prof. Devin Naar talk about the Seattle Sephardic legacy.  Dr. Naar is collecting “Seattle Sephardic Treasures” lent or donated to the University of Washington for digitization, preservation and study.  Th[...]

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