Organization
Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus
Jesuit province that owned the 272 people sold in 1838.
- Also known as
- Maryland Province of Jesuits
Connections 2
involved in
- 1838 sale of 272 enslaved people by the Maryland Jesuits seller; received the proceeds Primary record 1
- Liturgy of Remembrance, Contrition, and Hope, 2017 apologised Primary record 23
Proof 3 sources
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Georgetown Shares Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation Report, Racial Justice Steps, Georgetown University, 1 Sep 2016.
Primary record
Proceeds of the sale went to the Maryland Province of Jesuits and were used to pay off debts at Georgetown.
the 1838 sale of 272 enslaved people who worked on Jesuit plantations in southern Maryland
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Georgetown Apologizes for 1838 Sale of More Than 270 Enslaved, Dedicates Buildings, Georgetown University, 18 Apr 2017.
Primary record
An apology from Georgetown and the Society of Jesus’ Maryland Province for their roles in the 1838 sale of more than 270 enslaved individuals for the university’s benefit took place today
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Society of Jesus Apologizes for the Sins of Jesuit Slaveholding at Georgetown University Liturgy, Jesuits (Jesuit Conference of the United States and Canada), 18 Apr 2017.
Primary record
The Society of Jesus prays with you today because we have greatly sinned, and because we are profoundly sorry.
Though we think it right and just to ask, we acknowledge that we have no right to it.
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