What a new report says about the University of Maryland's ties to slavery
A new report examining the University of Maryland's historical ties to slavery has connected multiple enslavers to the school's founding.
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A new report examining the University of Maryland's historical ties to slavery has connected multiple enslavers to the school's founding.
The University of Maryland, College Park this month published its first research report on the institution’s connections to slavery, detailing how founder Charles B. Calvert was a descendant of enslavers and owned at least 55 slaves who worked on his Riverside plantation, land that makes up part of UMD’s campus. As part of an international consortium called Universities Studying Slavery, UMD ...
BALTIMORE — The University of Maryland, College Park this month published its first research report on the institution’s connections to slavery, detailing how founder Charles B. Calvert was a descendant of enslavers and owned at least 55 slaves who worked on his Riverside plantation, land that makes up part of UMD’s campus. As part of an international consortium called Universities Studying ...