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Chespaeake Bay Maritime Museum Winter Speaker Series (Mar 17, 2021)
The 1856 Project: Confronting the Ongoing Legacy of Slavery at the University of Maryland (Winter Speaker Series)

Inside Higher Ed (Feb 2, 2021)
At U of Maryland, building names have become more meaningful

The Diamondback (Oct 19, 2020)
Most of UMD's founders were slaveholders. The 1856 Project aims to confront that history.

Letter from President Darryll J. Pines (Sept 4, 2020)
Honoring Harriet Tubman, Acknowledging Slavery, and Building an Inclusive Community