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Descendant of Enslaved Attends Georgetown University
Mélisande Short-Colomb, whose ancestors were among the 272 slaves Georgetown priests had sold in 1838 to help pay off the university’s debts, is now enrolled as a student at the university. Read the full article by clicking here.
Read MoreGeorgetown University, Jesuits formally apologize for role in slavery
In a special ceremony Tuesday morning, the Jesuit order that founded Georgetown University formally apologized to the descendants of 272 slaves sold in 1838 to pay off the university’s debts.
Read MoreGeorgetown to Rename Building for Isaac Hawkins, One of 272 Enslaved in 1838 Sale
Georgetown University announced the renaming of a building, which comes with input from the descendant community and at the recommendation of Georgetown’s Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation to honor the lives of the 272 enslaved women, children and…
Read MoreGeorgetown to Offer Edge in Admissions to Slave Descendants
According to the New York Times article, “The university’s president, John J. DeGioia, who will discuss steps to atone for its past in a speech on Thursday afternoon, also plans to offer a formal apology, create an institute for the…
Read MoreHistory: Georgetown University’s Sale of Enslaved Africans, 1838
In the New York Times (April 16, 2016), Rachel L. Swarns reported the work at Georgetown University to identify the descendants of the 272 enslaved Africans who were sold to pay off the institutions debts. In a follow-up article, she…
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