This article presents an interdisciplinary collaboration in the Pee Dee region in South Carolina. It describes a concerted effort by faculty and students at Francis Marion University (FMU) to study the history of race and racism both on the campus and beyond. The FMU campus was once two plantations, where people of African descent were enslaved from 1830 to 1865. The “old African American” cemetery on campus is highlighted as a case study of the ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration. Additionally, the Universities Studying Slavery consortium and FMU’s decision to join the initiative are discussed. Finally, the authors pontificate on the importance of interdisciplinary collaborations to serve marginalized communities in the Pee Dee.

本文介绍了南卡罗来纳州皮迪地区的跨学科合作。它描述了弗朗西斯马里恩大学 (FMU) 的教职员工和学生共同努力研究校园内外的种族和种族主义历史。FMU 校园曾经是两个种植园，从 1830 年到 1865 年，非洲人后裔在这里被奴役。校园内的“老非裔美国人”墓地被视为正在进行的跨学科合作的案例研究。此外，还讨论了研究奴隶制大学联盟和 FMU 加入该倡议的决定。最后，作者武断地强调了跨学科合作对于服务皮迪边缘化社区的重要性。