Reparations Will Go To The Descendants Of Enslaved People Sold To Build Georgetown University

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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated October 4, 2023

The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation will gift $27M to the families of enslaved descendants that helped fund Georgetown University. According to a CNN report, $10 million will come from Georgetown University and another $17 million will be donated from the Jesuits. The outlet points out that the land was sold by the Jesuits in 1838 and was previously connected to 272 enslaved persons by

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