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Of Many Strands

In June 2020, The Yale Historical Review founded The 1701 Project, an ongoing program that provides a space for repressed narratives at Yale and beyond. Over the summer, we expanded this dialogue to SUHP institutions, titling the venture Of Many Strands, a reference to a quotation in Invisible Man. As journals of research, we assume our duty to share forgotten stories with our readers. This page serves as a repository for these reflections across disciplines and schools.

Inequality on all fronts: Rosa DeLauro on protecting communities during Covid and beyond

Of Many Strands

Inequality on all fronts: Rosa DeLauro on protecting communities during Covid and beyond

Interview by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Emilia Fernández, Yale 23' YHR: You mentioned spaces of cultural edification that you now enjoy because of your parents. Unfortunately, no one can use these resources in person today. But access to these places has been unequal far before COVID-19.

We Should Support Black Businesses, But Full Racial Equity Will Require Much More

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We Should Support Black Businesses, But Full Racial Equity Will Require Much More

Written by Brian Reyes, Yale 21' Edited by Eva Magyar, Yale 21' Along with the renewed mainstream focus on racial inequality this summer came a resurgence of interest in Black-owned businesses. Lists proliferated on social media showcasing businesses to support in various cities, including New Haven. Even Netflix

Ripping off the scab: Edda Fields-Black on becoming an artist

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Ripping off the scab: Edda Fields-Black on becoming an artist

Interview by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Margaret Hedeman, Yale 22' YHR: You have used the phrase “sit at someone’s feet” a few times when discussing your evolution as a creator. How does it feel now to be the creator and to execute your vision from

Fugitive Spaces: Matthew Guterl on radical practices of history and citizenship

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Fugitive Spaces: Matthew Guterl on radical practices of history and citizenship

Interview by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Meera Shoaib, Yale 22' YHR: You noted that attending Stockton and Rutgers felt like a “fortune.” You also alluded to the strength of your undergraduate classes as well as the brilliance of your mentors in graduate school. What classes throughout

Alexander Weheliye on desiring for a different world

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Alexander Weheliye on desiring for a different world

Interview by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Rachel Blatt, Yale 23' YHR: I first encountered your work in a graduate seminar on organicism. Habeas Viscus: Racializing Assemblages, Biopolitics, and Black Feminist Theories of the Human was the final reading and perhaps the most enlightening because it offered

Françoise Hamlin on "Paying the Favor Fordward"

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Françoise Hamlin on "Paying the Favor Fordward"

Interviewed by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcribed by Eva Magyar, Yale 22' YHR: Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Françoise Hamlin, Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Brown University. FH: The pleasure is mine. Undergraduates at Yale and Brown are very industrious and creative