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2025 Annual Report | Simmons Center | Brown University
2025 Annual Report | Simmons Center | Brown University
2025 Annual Report | Simmons Center | Brown University
Register for The Teach-In | August 10 and 17
Register for The Teach-In | August 10 and 17
Register for The Teach-In | August 10 and 17
The Teach-Ins are inspired by Brown's Slavery & Justice Report's recommendation to “use the resources of the University to help ensure a quality education for the children of Rhode Island.” This FREE two-part series is an opportunity for local K–12 educators to learn the history of Black and Indigenous folks in New England while creating and modifying lessons on the subject to bring back to their classrooms.
Sites of Remaking | Exhibition On View Mar. 30 to Oct. 24
Sites of Remaking | Exhibition On View Mar. 30 to Oct. 24
Exhibition on view in the Simmons Center gallery March 30 through October 24, 2026. This exhibition explores themes of freedom-making, resistance, place-making and the legacies of slavery through works by three Rhode Island-based multi-disciplinary artists: Jazzmen Lee-Johnson, Kia Lenise and Spencer Evans. Curated by Ivie Orobaton, A.M. Candidate in Public Humanities.
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Brown University renames Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice in honor of Ruth J. Simmons
Brown University renames Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice in honor of Ruth J. Simmons
In celebration of 10 years of impact and the exceptional generosity of its donors, the center’s new name honors Brown’s president emerita, who sparked a landmark effort to uncover the University’s historical ties to slavery.
About the Simmons Center
About Us
About Us
The Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice (Simmons Center) is a scholarly research center with a public humanities mission.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Public Humanities Master’s Program
Public Humanities Master’s Program
The Master’s in Integrative Studies, focused in public humanities, provides students with an interdisciplinary exploration of issues surrounding race, decolonial practices and social justice with specific references to cultural work in museums and other cultural organizations. Students will gain the knowledge and tools to lead institutional change within their organizations.
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Public Humanities Projects
Public Humanities Projects
Public Humanities projects include gallery exhibitions, arts programming and the development of new high school curriculum. The Simmons Center has created partnerships with many museums, universities and film makers developing projects that are reshaping the way we understand racial slavery and its impact on our world today.
2021 Second Edition of Slavery & Justice Report
2021 Second Edition of Slavery & Justice Report
Published 15 years later, an expanded second edition of the Slavery and Justice Report features essays that offer new insights on the persistent and evolving impact of Brown’s original 2006 report.
Global Curatorial Project in Brazil
International Conference | In Slavery's Wake: Memory, Justice, and Reparation
International Conference | In Slavery's Wake: Memory, Justice, and Reparation
O evento reunirá pesquisadores, historiadores e especialistas do Brasil, da África, da Europa e das Américas para debater os impactos e as heranças do tráfico atlântico de pessoas escravizadas e os caminhos possíveis para a reparação histórica, social e simbólica.
International Conference Livestreams/Recordings
International Conference Livestreams/Recordings
Canal oficial do Arquivo Nacional, órgão da administração pública federal, ligado ao Ministério da Gestão e da Inovação em Serviços Públicos. Canal dedicado à divulgação institucional do Arquivo Nacional e do patrimônio documental sob sua guarda. Os vídeos realizados pelo Arquivo Nacional para exibição em exposições e em outros eventos da instituição, que estão no Youtube e demais plataformas e mídias sociais, destinam-se apenas a divulgação, difusão e acesso, sendo vedada sua reprodução. Os interessados em documentos que integram a composição das obras audiovisuais deverão pesquisar as fontes originais que estão acessíveis nos acervos sob a guarda da instituição.
In Slavery's Wake Exhibition – Museu Histórico Nacional
In Slavery's Wake Exhibition – Museu Histórico Nacional
Unfinished Conversations Series at IPN – Instituto Pretos Novos
Unfinished Conversations Series at IPN – Instituto Pretos Novos
Support Our Work
Support Our Work
Your gift to the Simmons Center will help support core programs focused on the history and legacies of the racial slave trade globally.
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