The Last Slave Day
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Title
The Last Slave Day
Subject
George Mason and Racial Ridicule
Description
Photograph of two white male students leading the 1973 slave day, the last recorded slave day event at GMU and the first since 1971. Slave Day, or the slave sale fundraiser, was led and attended by white students and ran as a mock slave trade. Slave Day represents the remaining culture of racial ridicule at GMU.
Creator
Michele J. Rubenstein
Source
Research Center for Mason Legacies
Publisher
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives.
Date
1973
Contributor
Ashley Welther - HIST 390 - Spring 2025
Language
English
Type
Still image within a website
Website Item Type Metadata
Local URL
https://research.centerformasonslegacies.com/s/blnd/page/gmu-and-racial-ridicule-cont#_ftn1
Files
Citation
Michele J. Rubenstein
, “The Last Slave Day,” Mason History, accessed July 29, 2025, https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/items/show/98.