About St. Mary's – About St. Mary's | SMCM St. Mary's College of Maryland Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:21:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Slavery Found in Seminary History /about/2017/04/slavery-found-seminary-history/ Fri, 07 Apr 2017 21:14:51 +0000 http://www.smcm.edu/about/?p=544 Slavery was not uncommon in the St. Mary's City landscape from 1634 up until 1864, when the Maryland Constitution outlawed slavery in the state. The College’s relationship with slavery is not found in its own documents due to a 1924 fire at Calvert Hall that destroyed the institution’s records.

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]]> 544 Recognize College’s Relationship to Slavery /about/2017/04/black-history-month-exhibition-aid-college-examining-relationship-slavery/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 16:30:07 +0000 http://www.smcm.edu/about/?p=471 A couple who wish to remain anonymous donated shackles over the summer they discovered in a barn in the Chaptico, Md., area.

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]]> 471 Africa and the African Diaspora in Campus Collections /about/2017/04/africa-african-diaspora-campus-collections/ Tue, 04 Apr 2017 18:15:48 +0000 http://www.smcm.edu/about/?p=469 African and African Diaspora Studies program’s opening reception of the exhibition “Africa and the African Diaspora in Campus Collections,” held at the Boyden Gallery to celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 1, 2017. [featured-video-plus]

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