'Race, Power and Justice at GU' Pilot Class Finishes, Broadens Perspectives on Diverse Issues – The Hoya thehoya.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehoya.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
In 'The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church,' Rachel Swarns tells of “one of the largest documented slave sales in the nation," the Jesuit sale of 272 enslaved persons in 1838.
New book 'The 272' traces enslavement practices in the US Catholic church ncronline.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ncronline.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.