They had been sold by the nation’s most prominent Jesuit priests to raise money to help save the Jesuit college now known as Georgetown University. PhotoThese rare, century-old photographs of Mr. Campbell help illustrate the story of those enslaved men, women and children. It described the man as having been born in “Moreland” or “Mereland,” probably referring to Maryland, Mr. Theriot said. She discovered that Mr. Campbell had bought a small lot after the Civil War and kept his ties to the Roman Catholic Church. In December, Ms. Riffel visited Nicholls State University, examined the album and conferred with Mr. Theriot.

Source: New York Times March 12, 2017 19:30 UTC