Georgetown University Makes Amends for Slavery

'Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia publicly announced that the institution will make amends to the descendants of the slaves who were sold off almost two centuries ago. “Insuring our history is alive to us, we must acknowledge that Georgetown University participated in the institution of slavery,” said DeGioia. To discuss Craig Steven Wilder, rofessor of history at MIT and author he book "Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery and the Troubled History of America's Universities" and Maxine Crump, a direct descendant of the one of the slaves sold by Georgetown.  She lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is president and CEO of the non-profit organization Dialogue on Race, Lousiana.' -- WNYC
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Published on September 02, 2016 12:36
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