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Podcast episodes now available!<\/a><\/h2>\n

About the Project<\/h2>\n
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The Primus Project aspires to tell a truer and fuller story of Trinity\u2019s history than most people know<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The project explores the ways Trinity College\u2014the institution and individuals associated with it\u2014engaged with systems of slavery and white supremacy.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>It is a research-driven, community-based initiative to better understand the college\u2019s past and forge a more just and inclusive present.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>By conducting archival research, making primary materials available online, and ultimately producing a report of our findings, we aim to uncover a hidden past and engage the broader community in a deeper understanding of our history.<\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We also will investigate ways to make our campus more equitable by\u202fcommunicating our findings to the several\u202fCollege committees\u202freconsidering building names; re-examining ways we commemorate individuals; and initiating efforts to reimagine the lived relationships between the campus and its broader community today.\u202fIn doing so\u202fwe hope to fuel discussion throughout the Trinity community about the\u202fCollege\u2019s identity and its future.\u202f As our bicentennial approaches, the Primus Project aims to steer the college toward Reconstruction\u2014the fulfillment of Trinity\u2019s unrealized potential to educate people equitably, fuel their self-determination, and expand their power to change the world<\/span><\/span><\/span>. \u00a0Learn more<\/a>.<\/div>\n

Who Is Rebecca Primus?<\/h2>\n

Rebecca Primus was born in Hartford in 1836. She lived on Wadsworth Street, about half a mile from Washington College, which would soon change its name to Trinity. Primus\u2019s great-grandfather had been stolen from Africa, enslaved in England\u2019s North American colonies, and ultimately liberated for his military service in the Revolutionary War. Rebecca Primus had no access to the educational institution up the street from her home, but by the time Trinity moved to its current location in the 1870s, she had created her own educational institution. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the Header Image<\/h3>\n

The header image depicts Trinity College\u2019s original campus around the year 1870. The building in the foreground is Jarvis Hall, and the structure beyond it (with columns) is Seabury Hall. Both stood from 1825 until 1878, when Trinity moved to its current location. The photographer is unknown. Trinity College Archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Find the Primus Project on Instagram<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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