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This short film was produced by Georgetown College students Jeanne Bowers, Charlotte Jackson, Keeho Kang, and Meghan Shapiro in FMST-399: Social Justice Documentary, taught by Professor Bernard Cook in the Spring 2019 semester. The short film…

This drawing was composed by Joy Kang (GU SFS '24) in Professor Adam Rothman's History 099 Facing Georgetown's History class in the Spring 2021 semester. It features Georgetown's Healy Hall adorned with the names of the GU272. The trees surronding…

In 1838, Thomas F Mulledy agreed to sell 272 slaves to Louisiana to repay Georgetown’s rising debts. Not even the 1-year-old child, or the feeble 65-year-old was safe from the GU272 Slave Agreement. Two centuries later, the sale became infamous…

Georgetown Slavery Archive:
"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…

In this podcast conducted in the format of a Radio Show, Georgetown students Juliette Browne (GU '18) and Ndeye Ndiaye (GU '18), address the impact of slavery on the legacy of education inequality and college preparedness in black communities. The…

An obituary published in the St. Mary's Beacon, July 22, 1909, honoring the life of Louisa Mason (b. 1812), an enslaved woman owned by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus.

In this project, Georgetown students interview a number of the descendants of the 272 enslaved people who were sold by the institution. They are given the opportunity to express their opinions on different aspects of the historical incident such as…

In this podcast conducted in the format of a Radio Show, Georgetown students Juliette Browne (GU '18) and Ndeye Ndiaye (GU '18), address the impact of slavery on the legacy of education inequality and college preparedness in black communities. The…

This is an article that looks into Georgetown’s history of owning and selling 272 women, men and children in order to save the institution that is now known as Georgetown. It looks into both arguments of reconciliation by monetary funds and a verbal…

The resource is a video made by Georgetown students that focuses on the character of Joseph Mobberly and the importance of his name's presence in the building. they use this to bring up the issue of reconciliation. Which is very important for…