Georgetown Reflects on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation
Georgetown is engaged in a long-term and ongoing process to more deeply understand and respond to the university’s role in the injustice of slavery and the legacies of enslavement and segregation in our nation. Through engagement with the members of the Descendant community, collaborative projects and new initiatives and learning and research, the university pursues a path of memorialization and reconciliation in our present day.
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Continuing the Support
With the ongoing support and active participation of Georgetown, the Jesuits and Descendants of the 272 enslaved individuals sold in 1838 by the Maryland Province of Jesuits establish a new charitable foundation focused on racial healing and educational advancement.
Engaging Descendants
2021 Spring USS Conference
Thank you for joining us for the 2021 Spring Universities Studying Slavery Virtual Conference, April 15 -16.
Public History and Memorialization
Major improvements to the historic cemetery that includes many unmarked graves for enslaved Black people as well as marked graves of free Black people, including family members of the pioneering DC educator Anne Marie Becraft, have now been completed by Georgetown and Holy Trinity Church.
Academic Initiatives
The Georgetown Slavery Archive serves as a valuable outreach tool for the university and broader public community with events, workshops, lectures and panel presentations.
Georgetown Community Marks 160th Emancipation Day Anniversary
The Georgetown community will commemorate Emancipation Day with a special exhibit, transcription and digitization efforts and other events to remember the injustices of enslavement and Georgetown’s own connection to the institution of slavery.