By Liann Herder, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
The University of Maryland's (UMD) The 1856 Project has released its first report covering the history of their institution and its intersection with slavery, Reconstructing the Truth. Its goal, stated in the report, is to become a “blue print for a richer understanding of generations of racialized trauma…
By John-John Williams IV, The Baltimore Banner
A new report shows that the slave economy was deeply entrenched in the origins of the University of Maryland, College Park, including enslaved people living and working on land that forms a large section of the current campus...…
By Jimmy Alexander, WTOP News
A new report examining the University of Maryland’s historical ties to slavery has connected multiple enslavers to the school’s founding. The first research report from the “1856 Project” shows the school’s link to slavery started with the state’s founder...…
By Lilly Price, The Baltimore Sun
The University of Maryland, College Park this month published a 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...…
By Razak Diallo, The Black Explosion
The 1856 Project held its first annual research update on Feb. 7. The first part of the report, “Reconstructing the Truth,” details the University of Maryland’s connection to slavery and local African American communities...…
By Jackson Hawkins, Stories Beneath the Shell
On Feb. 7, the 1856 Project conducted their first annual research update findings in a report presentation that took place in the special events room in McKeldin Library...Read More
By Sumaya Abdel-Motagaly, The Diamondback
The University of Maryland used to serve as a shelter for runaway slaves and profited from the finances of slave owners, according to the findings of the 1856 Project presented at its first annual research update on Wednesday...Read More
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By Maryland Today Staff, Maryland Today
A new report from The 1856 Project at the University of Maryland explores the story of an enslaved family that could have lived where the Xfinity Center stands today, as well as the Rossborough Inn’s potential ties to the Underground Railroad...…
The 1856 Project welcomes applicants for an internship for the Fall 2023 academic term.
As part of The 1856 Project, interns will have the opportunity to do the following:
- Engage in primary research meant to uncover data relevant to enslaved individuals and communities tied to the history of the university and its intersections with…
The 1856 Project is once again collaborating with the BSOS Summer Research Initiative (SRI) and the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) hosted by College of Arts and Humanities to seek rising juniors and seniors to participate in an 8-week (…
By Karen Shih, Maryland Today
At the start of Black History Month, organizers of a University of Maryland initiative probing the institution’s historic intersections with slavery are inviting community members to learn about their research and progress and join their work.
Tomorrow, The 1856…
By Hannah Ziegler, The Diamondback
Members of the University of Maryland community got a first glimpse Monday into the work of this university’s 1856 Project — an initiative that looks to investigate the Black experience at this university and analyze institutional ties to slavery...
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By Liam Farrell, Maryland Today
February 21st, 2022
From investigating historic connections to the slave economy to examining the experiences of current Black students, the University of Maryland’s ambitious 1856 Project aims to illuminate the past and influence the future of a diverse institution...
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By Casey Hughes and Sara Ludewig, Terrapin Tales
February 25th, 2021
In the coming months the 1856 Project, the University of Maryland’s contribution to the Universities Studying Slavery, will be exploring the role that enslaved individuals played in the founding and early history of our institution...
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By Anaya Truss-Williams, The Diamondback
Last week, before visiting a section of an orientation course meant to introduce new students to the University of Maryland, university archivist Lae’l Hughes-Watkins reviewed the slides that had been shown to educate the class about the school’s history.
She noticed a few key…
As the University of Maryland becomes a member of Universities Studying Slavery in July 2020, the country is witnessing another watershed moment in the aftermath of the ongoing murders of Black people...