Seeking Abraham, read aloud

In 2018 Furman University appointed a Task Force on Slavery and Justice to examine the institution’s founding and its debts. Seeking Abraham is the report they wrote. This narration presents the second edition in full, in ten parts. Photographs, charts and archival documents in the printed report are described aloud where they occur; the source notes are not read, and appear in the printed edition.

1. Front Matter and Introduction14:08
2. The Process18:07
3. The History, Part One: Richard Furman and the Baptist Mission30:41
4. The History, Part Two: The Exposition28:01
5. The History, Part Three: James C. Furman and the Building of Furman23:06
6. The History, Part Four: Abraham, the Campus, and Conclusion25:59
7. Recommendations36:15
8. Appendix A: Text for Campus Spaces19:26
9. Appendix B: Report to the Board of Trustees26:03
10. Appendices C and D: Abraham Sims One Year Later; Archival Resources17:27

Seeking Abraham: A Report of Furman University’s Task Force on Slavery and Justice, second edition (Furman University, 2019) — written by the Task Force, not by this Laboratory. The Lab produced this audio edition of Furman’s text and claims no authorship of the report. The report is a publication of the Seeking Abraham Project; the Lab’s Furman’s Roots in Slavery continues its archival work. Photographs, charts and archival documents in the printed report are described aloud where they occur; the source notes are not read, and appear in the printed edition.