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Georgetown U. Students Embrace Slavery Reparations Fund

by WI Guest Author April 15, 2019October 31, 2020

Georgetown University students have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tuition fee to benefit descendants of slaves.

Georgetown University's president and others have formally apologized for the school's role in the slave trade. (Courtesy photo)

Black History, National

Georgetown University Offers Repentance for Slave Trade

by Stacy M. Brown May 3, 2017October 30, 2020

Frank Campbell was sold in 1838 to help save Georgetown. (Courtesy of Ellender Library)

Black Experience, Black History, Community

Revealed: The Slave Sold to Save Georgetown

by Stacy M. Brown March 22, 2017October 30, 2020

Black Experience, National

New York Life Under Fire for Insuring Slaves

by Stacy M. Brown January 11, 2017October 30, 2020