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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…

In 1862, Dr. Charles H. Liebermann, Professor of Institutes and Practice of Surgery in the Medical Department at Georgetown College, submitted a claim of compensation for the emancipation of Daniel Jones, an enslaved man he had owned since 1849 and…

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…

Rev. John McElroy comments on the instruction of black students at Trinity Church in Georgetown in 1819.

This essay traces the life of Louisa Mahoney Mason and her family. Louisa Mahoney Mason was a member of the Maryland Jesuit enslaved community; she remained in Maryland after the 1838 sale. She and her children were the last people held in slavery…

The 1836 account of Robert L. And William B. Scott records their student fees and expenses. On September 15 they were charged for various items of clothing, including "1 coat of grey (cloth for servant). This may suggest that the Scotts brought an…

On New Year's Eve in 1835, the College purchased an enslaved boy named Mat from John Hoover for $500.

On this account record from 1824, Mrs. Margaret Fenwick was charged for 4 pairs of shoes for her slave Harriette. She was also credited for Harriette's monthly wages at the College.Georgetown hired Harriette from Mrs. Fenwick from 1824 to 1826.Upon…

In a letter from 1805, Leonard Neale, President of Georgetown College, wrote to his brother Rev. F. Neale that Spalding had ran away. The following entries from the College Cashbook register payments for "going after A. Spalding," and paying…

Leonarde Neale was the president of Georgetown College in 1805. He financially provided provisions for three enslaved people working in the college at the name; named John, Jack and Nace. These provisions included shoes, breeches and a hat.