Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Georgetown Slavery Archive Editing Workshop and Edit-a-thon
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Georgetown Slavery Archive Editing Workshop
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In 1838, Jesuit priests sold 272 enslaved people who worked on Jesuit plantations in Southern Maryland. Proceeds from the sale were used to pay a portion of Georgetown University's debts. The Georgetown Slavery Archive was established in 2016 to maintain and share materials related to slavery and the 1838 sale. We will use these materials to edit and create relevant Wikipedia articles. New editors are welcome. Training will be provided.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Lunch will be provided.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
When
- February 2, 2018 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Where
- Georgetown University
- Lauinger Library-Murray Room (5th floor) - ID required for entry
- 3700 O Streets NW
- Washington, DC 20057
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[edit]Articles Related to the 1838 Sale
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Georgetown and The Church
Slavery and the 1838 Sale
- The Georgetown 272
- 1838_Georgetown slave sale - CREATED! Also translated to Arabic: بيع عبيد جورجتاون عام 1838
- Catholic Church and slavery
- History of slavery in Maryland
- Domestic Slave Trade add 1838 sale
- Freedom suit-add Queens
- Maringouin, Louisiana
Individuals-Jesuits, Enslaved People, Enslavers, University Administrators, Politicians
- Washington Barrow
- Jesse Batey - CREATED, pending review
- Anne Marie Becraft[1][2] *** - CREATED
- John Carroll (bishop)
- William Gaston
- Isaac Hawkins - CREATED
- Henry Johnson (Louisiana politician)
- Robert Molyneux (President, Georgetown)
- John McElroy (Jesuit)
- William McSherry
- Thomas F. Mulledy[3]
- Francis Neale
- Leonard Neale
- James A. Ryder (President)
- Frank Campbell (GU272)
Jesuit Plantations, Churches and Other Properties
- Jesuit Plantations
- Chesapeake City, Maryland formerly Bohemia, Maryland
- Deer Creek Plantation (Maryland)[4]
- Frederick, Maryland
- Georgetown, Washington DC (add GU slavery)
- Leonardtown, Maryland
- Newtown, Maryland
- Port Tobacco, Maryland[5]
- St. Inigoes, Maryland
- St. Joseph, Maryland
- St. Mary's County, Maryland
- St. Thomas, Maryland
- Washington, Maryland
- White Marsh Plantation
- Woodstock, Maryland
- St. Francis Xavier Church and Newtown Manor House Historic District
- St. Thomas Manor
- Sacred Heart Church (Bowie, Maryland) located at White Marsh Plantation
Louisiana Plantations
Related Categories-Each contains a list of relevant articles
[edit]- Slavery in the United States
- Slavery in the United States by State
- History of slavery in Louisiana
- Abolitionism in the United States
- African American Benevolent Associations
- American proslavery activists
- American slave owners
- United States slavery law
- Plantations in the United States
- Slave rebellions in the United States
- Reparations for slavery
- African-American slave records
- American slave traders
- American abolitionists
- Works about American slavery
Georgetown Slavery Archive
[edit]Other Potential Sources
[edit]- "Report of the Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation to the President of Georgetown University". Summer 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) Report of the Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation to the President of Georgetown University - Foley, Thomas (2017) "Saving Souls and Selling Them: Jesuit Slaveholding and the Georgetown Slavery Archive," Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal: Vol. 6 : No. 1 , Article 16.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/us/georgetown-university-slaves-life-campbell.html Swarns, Rachel L. (March 12, 2017). "A Glimpse Into the Life of a Slave Sold to Save Georgetown". The New York Times.
- National Archives Catalog
- National Register of Historic Places - NPGallery Digital Asset Search
- A Guide to the History of Slavery in Maryland
- JStor
- Georgetown Library Databases
Potential References
[edit]- ^ Williams, Shannen Dee (September 18, 2016). "Congratulations Georgetown. Now It's Time to Own Up to the Racist History of the Catholic Church". History News Network.
- ^ Brownell, F.C. (1870). The American Journal of Education, Volume 19.
- ^ "What We Know: Report to the President of The College of The Holy Cross The Mulledy/Healy Legacy Committee" (PDF). March 18, 2016: 5.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Murphy, Thomas (2001). Jesuit Slaveholding in Maryland, 1717-1838. New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 0-8153-4052-4.
- ^ "Port Tobacco Historic District". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Parks Service.
Media Coverage: 1838 Sale and Georgetown Slavery Archive
[edit]- Swarns, Rachel L. (April 16, 2016). "272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?". The New York Times.
- Interview with Mélisande Short-Colomb by Mary Louise Kelly. Starting School At The University That Enslaved Her Ancestors. Morning Edition, NPR, 19 Sept 2017 -- Colomb is descendant and Georgetown student
Image Uploads: Wikicommons
[edit]- Download the image/s to you device
- Go to the Wikimedia Commons: Upload Wizard
- Select 'Select media files to share'
- Select desired image and 'Continue'
- Is this image your own work? If the answer is no, make the appropriate selection and complete the necessary fields. For images originating from the Georgetown Slavery Archive, enter the following information: 'Source: Georgetown University Archives' AND 'Author: The Georgetown Slavery Archive'
- Select 'The copyright has definitely expired in the USA' AND 'First published in the United States before 1923' AND 'Continue'
- Title and describe the image. Enter 'Georgetown University/The Georgetown Slave Archive:' followed by the same title and description used by the Archive.
Images approved for upload
[edit]- For fuel, Servants, &c. Regulations for Students, 1828
- Financial Statement of Georgetown College, 1838
- Present State of the College, 1820
- Georgetown College Financial Statement, 1839
- Philodemic Society Debate, 1830 or 1831
- Georgetown College Rosters, Including Servants and Slaves, 1805-1816
- DONE Map of MD Jesuit Stations, 17th- 19th centuries
- DONE Slave Manifest of the Katherine Jackson
Attendees
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