Challenging the Historical Narrative with Dr. Evelyn McDowell

03/01/2022 35 min
Challenging the Historical Narrative with Dr. Evelyn McDowell

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Episode Synopsis

Join Hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak On It! for a discussion with Dr. Evelyn McDowell, chair of Rider University’s accounting department in Lawrenceville, NJ.  She co-chaired the task force who recommended the removal of the name “Van Cleve” from an 18th-century house on Rider University’s campus following the discovery that its namesake, Benjamin Van Cleve, supported slavery. Rider University removed the name “Van Cleve” from an 18th-century house on its campus following this discovery. McDowell is a founding board member of the National Society of the Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage, a lineage society that works to preserve the memory and history of slavery.

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