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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William Gaston & Slavery: A Conversation between Professor John Mikhail and Professor Adam Rothman

William Gaston & Slavery Mikhail Rothman podcast 2022-11-04.mp3

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

1856-04-12 Plaquemine (LA) Southern Sentinel.pdf

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

Iberville South 1894-08-11.pdf

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)

Gaston Letter to DeGioia_with New Inventory_10-17-22.pdf

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

Gaston estate inventory 1844-05.pdf

William Gaston (1778-1844) was Georgetown's first student, enrolling in the school in 1791 before transferring to Princeton. As a congressman from…