The Georgetown Slavery Archive is a repository of materials relating to the Maryland Jesuits, Georgetown University, and slavery. This project was initiated in February 2016 by the Archives Subgroup of the Georgetown University Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation and is part of Georgetown University's Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation initiative. Our research is ongoing.
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The Margaret, 1718
Records of the slave ship Margaret out of London, which transported more than 100 captive Africans from Bunce Island to Annapolis in 1718. (Click here…
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Sale of Maryland Jesuit's enslaved community to Louisiana in 1838
These archival materials relate to the sale of 272 men, women, and children by Rev. Thomas Mulledy in 1838.
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William Gaston & Slavery: A Conversation between Professor John Mikhail and Professor Adam Rothman
Audio recording and transcript of a conversation between Georgetown Law Center's Professor John Mikhail and Georgetown University historian Professor…
Runaway Ad for Nicholas, Southern Sentinel, April 12, 1856
A runaway advertisement for Nicholas, who said he was owned by Henry Johnson. The ad was placed by jailor Theodore Blanchard in the Plaquemine,…
"Crossing the river," Iberville South, August 11, 1894
A short article in the Iberville South reports the death on August 4, 1894 of an unnamed African American woman at the age of 103. The article…
Slaveholding and Judicial Opinions of William Gaston (2022)
William Gaston (1778-1844) was Georgetown's first student, enrolling in the school in 1791 before transferring to Princeton. As a congressman from…
Inventory of William Gaston's estate, April 19, 1844
William Gaston (1778-1844) was Georgetown's first student, enrolling in the school in 1791 before transferring to Princeton. As a congressman from…