The University of Maryland's Enslavement Acknowledgment was developed by a committee of faculty and staff with input from The 1856 Project. Read it here. 

By John-John Williams IV, The Baltimore BannerA 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...Read More

By Jimmy Alexander, WTOP NewsA 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...Read More

By Sumaya Abdel-Motagaly, The DiamondbackThe 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 

By Anaya Truss-Williams, The DiamondbackLast 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 omissions...Read morePhoto by Julia Nikhinson

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...Read more