Exploring Reconciliation
The kickoff year for TCU’s Race & Reconciliation Initiative includes targeted academic inquiries and a wealth of virtual events.
Reconciliation Day, April 21, included spoken word and musical performances followed by a presentation of key findings about TCU's history and recommendations on how the university can be more inclusive and equitable. Photo by Amy Peterson
Exploring Reconciliation
The kickoff year for TCU’s Race & Reconciliation Initiative includes targeted academic inquiries and a wealth of virtual events.
The initiative is a study into the university’s relationship with slavery, racism and the Confederacy. By focusing on three time periods in TCU’s history, it intends to build an accurate picture of the past and present and envision a healing path to the future.
Courtesy of TCU Special Collections
Courtesy of TCU Special Collections
Photo by Amy Peterson
Frederick Gooding Jr., left, associate professor of African American studies in the John V. Roach Honors College, and graduate assistant Marcellis Perkins lead the Race & Reconciliation Initiative. They are also the hosts of the Reconcile This! podcast. Photo by Amy Peterson
Learn more online:
Listen to the Race & Reconciliation Initiative’s podcast Reconcile This!
Frederick Gooding Jr., the initiative’s chair, and Marcellis Perkins, its graduate research assistant, interview guests who “share a passion for doing the work of reconciliation.”
Watch the Race & Reconciliation week keynote presentation by LaDainian Tomlinson ’00, “Acknowledging Our Past, Defining Our Future”
View collections such as Confederacy cultural memory artifacts. The collection of scrapbook photos and memorabilia from students and faculty includes an analysis by RRI team members.
Read the Race & Reconciliation Initiative first-year survey report.
Watch Reconciliation Day (April 21, 2021) speakers and performances.
Watch previous virtual town hall meetings.
Learn about the Class of 2021’s unity cord.
Read about upcoming events.
Sources: Frederick Gooding Jr., tcu.edu/rri
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