Past Events
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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…
February 2, 2026
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Georgetown Co-Hosts Catholic Religious Organizations Studying Slavery (CROSS) Conference
The Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies co-hosted the biennial conference of Catholic Religious Organizations Studying Slavery, which brought together archivists,…
November 14, 2025
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Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea
The Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies hosted a talk by historian Marcus Rediker, Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh, about…
September 17, 2025
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Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation Walking Tour of the Georgetown campus
Professor Adam Rothman, Founding Director of the Georgetown Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies. This event was held as part of annual programming for D.C.…
April 16, 2025
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Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region
The Georgetown Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies was pleased to host a talk with Professor Kate Masur, Board of Visitors Professor of History at Northwestern…
April 14, 2025
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Ireland and Atlantic Slavery Symposium
Sponsored by the Georgetown University Global Irish Studies Initiative, in collaboration with the GU Center for the Study of Slavery and GU Humanities Initiative and supported by…
April 11, 2025
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Provisional Benevolence: Gender and Plantation Landscapes
Prof. Patricia A. Matthew (Montclair State University), co-sponsored by the Department of English and Georgetown Humanities.…
March 18, 2025
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Douglass Day Transcribe-A-Thon
This event is part of a national Douglass Day collaboration to celebrate and honor the birthday of Frederick.…
February 14, 2025
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Interpreting Desire: Prayer in Thomas Aquinas and the Slave Spirituals
The Georgetown Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies was pleased to host a discussion of a paper by Professor Andrew Prevot, Joseph and Winifred Amaturo Chair in…
February 4, 2025
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Georgetown and the Legacies of Slavery: Honoring Stories, Embracing Communities
A forum in collaboration with Dumbarton Oaks, the Black Georgetown Foundation, and Tudor.…
December 6, 2024