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University of Maryland publishes report on school’s connections to slavery

cover page for first research report, titled, "Reconstructing the Truth;" imagery includes a black and white photo of a cabin in front of a green background depicting a map of the land in and around PG county

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...Read More