February 2, 2016 · Virginia Foundation for the Humanities

Slavery at the University of Virginia

A historical account of slavery at the University of Virginia including duties, treatment, how the university body perceived slavery, and life after freedom. Also includes a timeline that records an instance in which a seventeen-year-old enslaved girl was raped by three students who flee town before facing civil charges.

Subject	College discipline Rape
Creator	Brendan Wolfe
Source	Encyclopedia Virginia
Publisher	Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Date	2016-02-02

URL	http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Slavery_at_the_University_of_Virginia#start_entry

Tags	race
Date Added	June 17, 2015
Date Modifed	October 17, 2017

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