Jesuits in US pledge $100M for racial reconciliation
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The U.S.-based branch of the Jesuits has unveiled ambitious plans for a “truth and reconciliation” initiative in partnership with descendants of people once enslaved by the Roman Catholic order. The Jesuits pledge to raise $100 million within five years with a broader goal of reaching $1 billion from an array of donors in pursuit of racial justice and racial healing.
Even the smaller amount represents the largest financial pledge thus far from a U.S. religious institution, as a variety of them nationwide seek to make amends for their past involvement in slavery and racial oppression.
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The Tablet March 17, 2021
Isaac Hawkins Hall is seen on the campus of Georgetown University April 4, 2017. The hall, previously known as Mulledy Hall and later Freedom Hall, was renamed in 2017 for one of the 272 enslaved men, women and children sold by Georgetown’s Jesuit community to plantation owners in Louisiana in 1838. Hawkins was the first enslaved person listed in the sale documents. (Photo: CNS/Tyler Orsburn)
By Carol Zimmerman
WASHINGTON (CNS) The Jesuit order is pledging to raise $100 million for descendants of enslaved people once owned and sold by their order as a way to make reparations and also help the nation move toward racial healing.
Title: Victor Trammell for Your Black World | Photo credits: Jaclyn Lippelmann for the Catholic Standard
Administrators of the U.S. Jesuit Conference of Priests (USJCP) just announced they will attempt to raise $100 million dollars to benefit the descendants of enslaved Black people.
During the days of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Black Africans were bought and sold–under the direct command of the Roman Catholic order. This new USJCP initiative is an attempt to foster racial reconciliation and atone for Catholic participation in the Transatlantic Slave Trade,
The priests co-established a foundation called the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation. This organization represents the descendants of both those who were enslaved, as well as those who had enslaved them and supported by JP Morgan Chase, according to a statement released Monday.
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