Georgetown University’s Massive Slave Sale
This New York Times story sure hits close to home: “272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?" As a human being and as an alumnus, I find this startling. As a historian, I can’t think of a better way to make history relevant to students in the present.
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