Fri Dec 18 2020 | Lauren Davenport | Fuel
Lauren Davenport is the manager of athlete development at US Lacrosse. She has coached lacrosse at the youth, high school and collegiate levels.
272. A number that signifies great significance to the Georgetown University community since 2015, according to The Georgetown Voice’s article,
Georgetown Explained: The GU272. The article details a timeline and the continued healing and reparative process of Georgetown University as it relates to the 272 men, women and children who were sold into slavery to keep the university open in 1838.
Since 2015, the university has worked with the descendants of the 272 (about 9,000 people), the student body, the governance of the school and many others about what should be done as a result of what happened in 1838. The university acknowledged the wrong of the past, has made a public apology and has been working over the last five years through dialogue and action (i.e. renaming some buildings, helpi