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1856 Project Starts With Campus Community

Initiative Studying UMD’s Ties to Slavery to Hold Listening Sessions This Week

Frederick Douglass statue in front of Hornbake Library on the UMCP campus

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...

Photo by John T. Consoli