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Research report outlines UMD’s ties to slavery

black and white photo of a cabin formerly located on campus properly that probably served as a dwelling for enslaved laborers
A 1919 image by J. Henry Shannon shows a cabin on land belonging to the Eversfield family, a structure that likely was demolished when the UMD campus expanded in the 1920s. (Photo courtesy of Washington History Center. Rambler Photo Collection, Dr. Octavius Eversfield Office, RA 649-2)

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