Center for the Study of Slavery
Center for the Study of Slavery

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.

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Watercolor painting of a young black woman in a blue dress standing on a country road. Fields of red and green trees are in the background. A right arrow points to Arboro and a left arrow sign points to Fayetteville.

Translating BlacknessFeb. 4

  • 5:00 pm
  • Old North 205

Douglass Day 2026: Transcribe-a-thon featuring the Colored Conventions ProjectFeb. 13

  • 12:00 pm
  • Healy Hall, room 208 (Philodemic Room)

DC Emancipation Day 2026: Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation Campus Walking TourApr. 16

  • 12:15 pm

Latest News and Recent Events

A mixed group of people standing and singing at the pews in Dahlgren Chapel.

Georgetown Co-Hosts Conference on Illuminating Catholic Records of the Enslaved

Georgetown co-hosted a conference for religious leaders and researchers on increasing access to Catholic archives to better understand the history of the Catholic Church and slavery in the U.S.

November 20, 2025

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

Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation Walking Tour of the Georgetown campus

April 16, 2025