Opinion | Dr. Gregory Washington: George Mason University is named for one of the writers of the US constitution, who also enslaved other humans. It's a complicated legacy. - NBCNewsTHINK
At George Mason University, by keeping Mason in our name, we keep both lessons of his life active in our own quests to form a more perfect union — and certainly a better university.
To my tremendous pride and satisfaction, this university began balancing Mason’s lore with his actual life experiences years before my tenure as president began. In 2017 — when no one was looking to or expecting anything of us — our faculty and students undertook the work of revealing the full story of Mason by rediscovering the identities of those people he enslaved.
By holding up the reality of George Mason’s experience rather than tossing it away, we can step into the complexity of the deeply uncomfortable truth he represents. As a university, we then debate, discuss, research and teach it, all to better understand George Mason as a man, a slave holder, a founder and an American.
The Enslaved Children of George Mason Memorial project is thus emblematic of the character of the university I now lead.
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