ST. MARY'S CITY, Md., Oct. 7 -- St. Mary's College of Maryland issued the following news release:
Dear Campus Community,
On Friday November 6, 2026, President Rhonda Phillips will lead the Sacred Journey in St. Mary's College of Maryland's annual salute to theCommemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland. This is a pivotal moment in our public sacrament to the value of the lives of the enslaved peoples who preceded us on these grounds. It affirms that in the midst of the raging storms of racial animus that threaten the teaching of the history of African American enslavement, our College remains a safe harbor unflinchingly committed to the vision of the Beloved Community that repudiates racism in all its forms and respects the i...