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GU272: Advocating for Descendants of the Enslaved
February 12, 2020
•In 1838, the Jesuits of Maryland sold 272 enslaved persons to plantations in Louisiana — in part to pay off debts for the struggling Georgetown College in Washington, D.C. It […]
GU Students Vote for ‘Reconciliation Fee’
April 15, 2019
•The proposed fee of $27.20 per student per semester would create a fund to help descendants of the 272 slaves sold by the university in 1838.