Explore Programs from DTRF
Programs from the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation are grounded in truth-telling and shaped by the needs of Descendants and their communities.
What We Inherit: Truth, Repair and a Promise to the Future
This traveling exhibit is available daily, 8 am - 7 pm; free and open to the public.
Self-Guided Exhibit: October 5 - November 7
Come experience this self-guided traveling exhibit from The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation at its inaugural location, the Iversen Center for Faith.
In 1838, the Jesuits of Maryland sold 314 enslaved men, women, and children to plantation owners in Louisiana. With rich audio and video components, this immersive exhibit traces that history — from the plantations of Maryland, through the sale, and what came after — and follows the work of repair that Descendants and Jesuits are building together today.
Visitors will encounter 28 panels that form a continuous path through the history of Jesuit slaveholding and follow a single life through history, in a self-guided exhibit that examines the legacy of slavery that we all inherit and asks what each of us owes to the future.
Free and open to the public, find this exhibit in the Iversen Center for Faith, Open daily, 8 a.m.- 7 p.m.. Curated group tours available upon request.
Contact Us
For any questions about the exhibit or to schedule a curated tour, please email us at rji@stthomas.edu
Finding Forward: Memory, Reconciliation, and the Common Good
We welcome Monique Trusclair Maddox and Father Timothy Kesicki, SJ from the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation to join President Rob Vischer and Dr. Yohuru Williams on Monday, November 2 from 7 to 8 pm in the OEC auditorium. Join us in-person or online.
Learn about the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation
Find Your Place in the Work of Repair
The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation invites you into a different kind of relationship with the past — one rooted not in shame or blame, but in truth, responsibility, and shared hope.
Get Involved with DTRF
There are many ways to stand with Descendants and support the work of repair. Whether you’d like to make a donation or offer you time, skills, connections, or story, your valuable contributions can help move our mission forward. Become part of a growing community walking the path of truth, healing, and transformation.