Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive "Meet the Gu272" Data Visualization
"Meet the GU272: a digital exploration of Georgetown's history of slavery" is a website designed by Sabrina Ma (GU '18) and Jonathan Gibson (GU'19). Meet the GU272 provides a set of preliminary digital visualizations of information about...
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Paul Rochford, "Louisa Mahoney Mason"
This essay traces the life of Louisa Mahoney Mason and her family. Louisa Mahoney Mason was a member of the Maryland Jesuit enslaved community; she remained in Maryland after the 1838 sale. She and her children were the last people held...
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive 272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown
New York Times article by Rachel Swarns on the search for descendants of the people sold by Georgetown President Thomas Mulledy in 1838. This article highlights Maxine Crump, a great-great-grandaughter of Cornelius Hawkins.
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive "Crump: It's Been There All Our Lives"
Hoya reporter Kshithij Shrinath interviews Maxine Crump, a descendant of Cornelius Hawkins, who was sold by Georgetown President Thomas Mulledy SJ in 1838.
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Bayonne Johnson
Hoya reporter Kshithij Shrinath interviews Patricia Bayonne-Johnson, a descendant of Nace and Biby Butler a husband and wife who were sold by Georgetown President Thomas Mulledy SJ in 1838. Ms. Bayonne-Johnson was the first person to...
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive "Jesuit Slaves in the Family"
Patricia Bayonne-Johnson's account of her discovery that the Jesuits of the Maryland Province owned her great-great-grandparents Nace and Biby Butler and sold them to Louisiana.
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Putting a Human Face on the Domestic Slave Trade
This unit will introduce students to the history of the domestic slave trade through the lens of the "GU272," the community of people sold south by the Maryland Jesuits in 1838 to help finance Georgetown College. This unit consists of...
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Black Students at Georgetown
In this podcast conducted in the format of a Radio Show, Georgetown students Juliette Browne (GU '18) and Ndeye Ndiaye (GU '18), address the impact of slavery on the legacy of education inequality and college preparedness in black...
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive the Maryland Province's Enslaved
This is a collection of items related to the Maryland Province's enslaved community in Louisiana, and their descendants.
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Descendant's Stories
This collection includes family histories, biographies, oral and video history, and archival material about the descendants of people owned by the Jesuits of the Maryland Province, including those sold to Louisiana in 1838.
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Memory and Reconciliation
The items in Memory & Reconciliation relate to contemporary efforts to acknowledge and reflect on Georgetown's history of slavery, highlighting the work of Georgetown faculty, staff, and students, along with descendants of the...
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Stained Glass Window
Immaculate Heart of Mary has been the center of Catholic religious life for many members of the GU272 and their descendants since the period after emancipation. This shows the stained glass window from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic...
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive How Do I Know if I'm Related to Gu272?
A brief guide to determining your genealogical connections to the GU272, composed by the Georgetown Memory Project.
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Putting a Human Face on the Domestic Slave Trade
This unit will introduce students to the history of the domestic slave trade through the lens of the "GU272," the community of people sold south by the Maryland Jesuits in 1838 to help finance Georgetown College. This unit consists of...
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Inventory of Materials
The Georgetown Slavery Archive is a repository of materials relating to the Maryland Jesuits, Georgetown University, and slavery. This website is a list of all the materials contained in the archive. Click on the identifier to view the...