Guilford College is in the process of forming an initial working group over Summer 2019 as we seek to establish institutional capacity for this important work. Initial priorities and area of interest were developed through a campus workshop on April 2, 2019 and results of that process are provided below.

1. Investigate the descendants of African-American workers at Guilford College and/or descendants of the enslaved communities from the New Garden area.
2. Erect more prominent signage on Guilford’s campus and the surrounding area related to the history of slavery.
3. Place a historical marker in honor of Vina Curry, the African American woman who worked at New Garden Boarding School. She allowed her husband’s freedman’s papers to be used by fugitives.
4. Build coursework or experiences into the Guilford curriculum related to the college’s history with slavery.
5. Prioritize which files should be digitized in the Quaker Archives for greater accessibility.

• Create google site to have repository for all work related to research on slavery and its legacies at Guilford
• Hold meeting to discuss best way to integrate this history into the curriculum
• Hold check in meeting to determine a path forward
• Determine Fall meeting schedule
• Begin asset mapping to determine the work that is already being done on campus related to slavery.
• Opportunity to host Universities Studying Slavery Conference on Guilford College’s campus