{"id":450,"date":"2017-02-01T20:53:17","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T20:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/?page_id=450"},"modified":"2026-03-19T22:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:02:39","slug":"remembering-our-past","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/location\/remembering-our-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering our Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--Page Introduction--><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"text-transform: capitalize;\">Understanding<br \/>\nOur Relationship to Slavery<\/h2>\n<p>St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland was established to commemorate the founding of Maryland and its history. As do all aspects of our nation\u2019s history, our past informs our present and our future. This is a living page documenting the College\u2019s discovered connections to slavery, recognizing its impact on our culture and traditions, and where it has brought us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- discovery section --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"section-title medium\" style=\"text-transform: capitalize;\">Discovery of Slave Quarters<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_CkutN5zqX0?si=M38PmU1w4zsjNOY7\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nSt. Mary&#8217;s College is getting ready to build a new stadium complex as a means to accommodate a new academic building. In the process of conducting the required archaeological survey, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/2017\/04\/discovery-slave-quarters\/\">we have discovered artifacts indicating evidence of slave quarters<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a class=\"smcm-button navy inverse left small\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/events\/category?field_event_category_target_id=646\">Opportunities to Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- discovery sub section 1 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first one-third\">\n<h4 class=\"section-title small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/2017\/04\/slavery-found-seminary-history\/\">Slavery Found in Seminary History<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/2017\/04\/slavery-found-seminary-history\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/1850-schedule-cropped-1080-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"1850 Schedule\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/1850-schedule-cropped-1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/1850-schedule-cropped-1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/1850-schedule-cropped-1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/1850-schedule-cropped-1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSlavery was not uncommon in the St. Mary\u2019s City landscape from 1634 up until 1864, when the Maryland Constitution outlawed slavery in the state.<br \/>\n<a class=\"smcm-button navy inverse left small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/2017\/04\/slavery-found-seminary-history\/\">Read the Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- discovery sub section 2 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"one-third\">\n<h4 class=\"section-title small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/2017\/04\/black-history-month-exhibition-aid-college-examining-relationship-slavery\/\">Recognize College\u2019s Relationship to Slavery<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/2017\/04\/black-history-month-exhibition-aid-college-examining-relationship-slavery\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/shackles-1080-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"shackles\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/shackles-1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/shackles-1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/shackles-1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/shackles-1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA couple who wish to remain anonymous donated shackles over the summer they discovered in a barn in the Chaptico, Md., area.<br \/>\n<a class=\"smcm-button navy inverse left small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/2017\/04\/black-history-month-exhibition-aid-college-examining-relationship-slavery\/\">Read the Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- discovery sub section 3 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"last one-third\">\n<h4 class=\"section-title small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/2017\/04\/africa-african-diaspora-campus-collections\/\">Africa and the African Diaspora<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/2017\/04\/africa-african-diaspora-campus-collections\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/smcm-collections-1080-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"SMCM collections\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/smcm-collections-1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/smcm-collections-1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/smcm-collections-1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/smcm-collections-1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAfrican and African Diaspora Studies program\u2019s opening reception of the exhibition \u201cAfrica and the African Diaspora in Campus Collections,\u201d held at the Boyden Gallery.<br \/>\n<a class=\"smcm-button navy inverse left small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/2017\/04\/africa-african-diaspora-campus-collections\/\">Read the Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!--Archaeology Section--><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"section-title medium\" style=\"text-transform: capitalize;\">Archaeological Digging at Mattapany Road Site<\/h3>\n<div class=\"first one-third\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-1-1080-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Mattapany Archaeology Site\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-1-1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-1-1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-1-1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-1-1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"one-third\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-2-1080-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Mattapany Archaeology Site\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-2-1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-2-1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-2-1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-2-1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"last one-third\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-3-1080-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Mattapany Archaeology Site\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-3-1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-3-1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-3-1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/02\/mattapany-archaeology-site-photo-3-1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"smcm-button navy inverse left small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/honoring-enslaved\/about-commemorative\/\">Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!--Resources section--><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"section-title medium\" style=\"text-transform: capitalize;\">Additional Resources<\/h3>\n<p><!--Historic St. Mary's City--><\/p>\n<div class=\"first two-thirds\">\n<h4 class=\"section-title small\">Historic St. Mary\u2019s City<\/h4>\n<p>We are fortunate as a College to have Historic St. Mary\u2019s City as a valued partner, actively involved in informing our thinking. For more information on Historic St. Mary\u2019s City, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/hsmcdigshistory.org\">http:\/\/hsmcdigshistory.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Sites of Remembrance:<\/strong> Enslavement and Freedom<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>St. John\u2019s Site Museum<\/li>\n<li>St. Mary\u2019s City Waterfront<\/li>\n<li>Van Sweringen Inn<\/li>\n<li>Mackall Barn<\/li>\n<li>Print House Site<\/li>\n<li>Visitors Center<\/li>\n<li>Godiah Spray Plantation<\/li>\n<li>Slave-Tenant Quarter at Brome Howard<\/li>\n<li>Brome Howard Plantation House<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--historic photos--><\/p>\n<div class=\"last one-third\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/02\/sites-of-rememberence-hsmc.jpg\" alt=\"Sites of Remembrance: Enslavement and Freedom\" width=\"422\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/02\/sites-of-rememberence-hsmc.jpg 422w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/02\/sites-of-rememberence-hsmc-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p><!--external orgs--><\/p>\n<div class=\"first two-thirds\">\n<h4 class=\"section-title small\">External Organizations<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hsmcwalktogether.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All of Us Would Walk Together<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAn exhibit on the transition from slavery to freedom at St. Mary\u2019s City, Maryland<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/03\/Enterprise.-Many-in-slave-sale-cited-by-Georgetown-toiled-in-SoMo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Many in Slave Sale cited by Georgetown toiled in Southern Maryland<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nArticle by the Enterprise<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sotterleyplantation.com\/history_sotterley.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of Sotterley Plantation<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLearn the history of the Sotterley Plantation, another local historic landmark with a history of slavery.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/news\/2017\/04\/st-marys-college-recognized-maryland-historical-trust-archaeological-stewardship\/\">St. Mary\u2019s College Recognized by Maryland Historical Trust for Archaeological Stewardship<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"last one-third\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/02\/Mathias-DeSousa-e1491595956909.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"260\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding Our Relationship to Slavery St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland was established to commemorate the founding of Maryland and its history. As do all aspects of our nation\u2019s history, our past informs our present and our future. This is a living page documenting the College\u2019s discovered connections to slavery, recognizing its impact on our culture<a class=\"tribe-events-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/location\/remembering-our-past\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" > Find out more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":636,"parent":1019,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-450","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1237,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450\/revisions\/1237"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}