The Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies
The Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies is home to academic and research initiatives connected to Georgetown’s ongoing commitments in Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation.
The Center supports rigorous new scholarship and innovation in disseminating knowledge about the history of enslavement and its past and current legacies.
Wade In The Water: DC Emancipation Day 2026 Musical Performance by Michaela HarrisonApr. 16
- 6:00 pm
- Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center
Down By The Riverside: DC Emancipation Day 2026 Waterfront CommemorationApr. 18
- 10:00 am
- Potomac Boat Club
Latest News and Recent Events
Slave Traders in the Family: A Black Historian Reckons with a Troubling Past
The Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies joined with Lauinger Library to host a talk by Dr. Elizabeth Herbin-Triant, Associate Professor of Black Studies and History at Amherst College,…
February 2, 2026
Georgetown Co-Hosts Catholic Religious Organizations Studying Slavery (CROSS) Conference
November 14, 2025
Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea
September 17, 2025