Georgetown students vote to pay reparations for slaves sold by university
- Washington DC college sold 272 people in 1838
- Descendants would benefit from fee paid by undergraduates
Students at Georgetown University in Washington DC have voted in favour of paying reparations to the descendants of enslaved people who were sold by Jesuit founders to pay off college debts.
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