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Society & Culture
December 13, 2017 | 01:35 pm

The mysterious aftermath of an infamous pirate raid

Just before dawn on May 18, 1683, pirates stormed the port city of Veracruz, capturing around 1,500 people and selling them to the slave markets of Haiti and South Carolina. Pablo Sierra Silva, assistant professor of history, is on a mission to trace what happened to them.

topics: book authors, featured-post-side, Haiti, History of Rock, Mexico, National Endowment for the Humanities, Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva, research finding, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
March 30, 2016 | 04:41 pm

NEH grants support three Rochester professors

Susan Uselmann and Thomas Devaney were awarded “Enduring Questions” grants, which aim to help in “the development of a new course that demonstrates the enduring value of the Humanities by extending beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries.” Peter Christensen has received a Summer Stipend.

topics: Department of Art and Art History, Department of History, Eastman School of Music, grant, humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities, Peter Christensen, School of Arts and Sciences, Susan Uselmann, Thomas Devaney,