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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…

ARSI Maryl.-1005-II_0171 Vespre notes.pdf
Reverend Francis Vespre from the Society of Jesus in Rome, records twenty distinct conditions placed on the sale of the people enslaved by the Jesuits. Conditions 1-8 have to do with the religious and family life of the people who are to be sold, and…

A virtual "walking tour" of sites related to the history of slavery on and nearby Georgetown's campus.

Numerous sites with deep ties to slavery populate Georgetown University’s campus and the surrounding neighborhoods. However, they are generally…

At 1862, Dr. Noble Young, Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine in Georgetown College's Medical Department, petitioned the federal government for compensation for the freedom of seven persons he owned, who were released by the 1862 DC…

In this short documentary film, students in Professor Adam Rothman's AMST 272 Facing Georgetown's History and Professor Bernie Cook's FMST 399 Social Justice Documentary reflect on a trip they took to Louisiana in March 2018 to meet with members of…

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…

Naming Reconcilliation.mp4
An investigation into the life and character of Br. Joseph Mobberly, S.J., a major individual in Georgetown’s history of slavery and its sale of 272 slaves to Louisiana. The film uses the presence of Mobberly’s name on campus to approach issues of…

Georgetown Film Studies students explore the parallels between a Jesuit’s unanswered plea and a University’s reconnection with the descendants of slaves it owned, sold, and spurned. With the call for accountability in Father Van de Velde, S.J.’s 1848…

2ca04f5365540dc535c772023e19117f.pdf
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.
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