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Race, Power and Justice at GU Pilot Class Finishes, Broadens Perspectives on Diverse Issues – The Hoya

Race, Power and Justice at GU Pilot Class Finishes, Broadens Perspectives on Diverse Issues – The Hoya
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Race, Power and Justice at GU Pilot Class Finishes, Broadens Perspectives on Diverse Issues – The Hoya

Starting in Fall 2024, every Georgetown University first-year will take a one-credit course titled “Race, Power and Justice at Georgetown,” which will introduce them to the GU272+ the 314 enslaved people whom the Maryland Jesuits sold in 1838 to finance the continued operations of a near-bankrupt university as well as global justice efforts.

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Georgetown University Launches Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies with Musical Performance

Georgetown University Launches Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies with Musical Performance
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Jesuits and Georgetown pledge additional $27 million to support descendants of those enslaved by the order

The sale of 272 enslaved persons by the Jesuits in 1838 helped provide financing for the struggling Georgetown University.

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Book Review: The 272, by Rachel L Swarns - The New York Times

“The 272,” by Rachel L. Swarns, recounts the decision by the university’s early leaders to sell nearly 300 people enslaved on Jesuit-owned plantations in Maryland in 1838.

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