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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...
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Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Timeline of the 1838 Sale
A web-based timeline graphic of the Maryland Jesuits' sale of the people they owned. This timeline spans a half-century, from the first discussions among the Maryland Catholic clergy about selling their human property in 1813 to the...
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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...
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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.
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Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive a Million Questions' From Descendants
New York Times reporters Rachel Swarns and Sona Patel profile several descendants of people sold by Georgetown President Thomas Mulledy SJ in 1838.
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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.
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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...
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Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Louisiana Families Dig Into Their History
This article in the Baton Rouge Advocate focuses on descendants of slaves and their research into their family histories.
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Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Frank Campbell's Photograph
On March 12, 2017, the New York Times published the only known photograph of a Georgetown University slave sold to Louisiana in the infamous 1838 sale. The man in the photograph, Frank Campbell, lived a long and fascinating life. In this...
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Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Education Across Generations
In this podcast, Georgetown American Studies major Jenna Clifford (GU '18) chats with descendant and leader of the GU272 Descendants Association, Sandra Green Thomas, about her family history and its relationship to the 1838 sale of 272...
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Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Gallery
This gallery contains a selection of items from the Georgetown Slavery Archive.
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Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Sale of Maryland Jesuit's Enslaved
These archival materials relate to the sale of 272 men, women, and children by Rev. Thomas Mulledy in 1838 to Louisiana.
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Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Slavery in the Maryland Province
This is a collection of documents related to slavery in the Maryland Province.
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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...