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Read the latest news and updates about the Center for the Study of Slavery and its Legacies, and other activities related to Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation at Georgetown University.
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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…
November 20, 2025
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Georgetown Reconciliation Fund Awards $200,000 to Support Descendant Communities
Georgetown has awarded $200,000 to seven community-based projects across the U.S. that aim to impact the Descendants of enslaved men, women and children with ties to Jesuit…
October 15, 2024
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How Do the Arts Play a Role in Racial Justice? Georgetown Students, Faculty Are Finding Ways to Spark Change
On the fourth floor of Georgetown’s Lauinger Library is a new art exhibit. Portraits of enslaved people, a quilt and a U.S. map made out of archival documents line a wall,…
June 19, 2024
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Georgetown’s Center on Slavery Launches With Carlos Simon Musical Tribute Honoring the Enslaved
On Sept. 19, Georgetown marked the official launch of a new interdisciplinary center that examines the history of slavery and its legacies at the university, in Washington, DC,…
September 25, 2023
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Georgetown Awards Funding to 5 Projects That Support Descendant Communities
Georgetown has awarded $200,000 to five inaugural recipients of the Reconciliation Fund, a university fund that provides $400,000 per year to projects that benefit communities of…
April 28, 2023
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Georgetown Opens New Center To Study Slavery and Its Legacies
Georgetown has launched its Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies to deepen its research, teaching, public programming and interdisciplinary collaboration on the…
April 18, 2023
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Grammy-Nominated Professor Honors 272 Enslaved People Through Hip Hop and Liturgical Work
As part of our Spirit of Georgetown storytelling series, we highlight Carlos Simon, an assistant professor in the Department of Performing Arts who demonstrates the value of…
November 16, 2022
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Georgetown Community Marks 160th Emancipation Day Anniversary
The Georgetown community will commemorate Emancipation Day with a special exhibit, transcription and digitization efforts and other events to remember the injustices of…
April 14, 2022
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Black Georgetown Rediscovered: Students Help Preserve History at Underground Railroad Hideout
Students enrolled in the Black Georgetown Rediscovered course toured the Mount Zion – Female Union Band Society cemeteries and helped document the estimated 9,000 African…
July 8, 2021
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Georgetown Preserves Memory, Charts Path for Lasting Change at Emancipation Day Conference on Legacies of Enslavement
Georgetown hosted this spring’s Universities Studying Slavery (USS) Conference, which chronicled ongoing work among institutions of higher education focused on historical and…
May 5, 2021