"272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?" New York Times, April 16, 2016

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"272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?" New York Times, April 16, 2016

Subject

Slavery; Slave Trade; History; Descendants; Newspapers

Description

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.

Creator

New York Times

Publisher

New York Times

Date

2016-04-16

Rights

New York Times

Format

Newspaper article

Language

English

Type

Newspaper article

Identifier

GSA40

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Citation

New York Times, “"272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?" New York Times, April 16, 2016,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed July 27, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/46.

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