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Georgetown University Votes on Slavery Reparations

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Georgeotwn University
Georgeotwn University

News outlets around the country are reporting that Georgetown University’s undergraduates are voting this week on a referendum to increase tuition by $27.20 a semester to create a fund to benefit descendants of the 272 slaves sold to pay off the Georgetown Jesuit’s debt that saved the university.

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This week's vote follows several years of the university's ongoing process to acknowledge and respond to its historical ties to the institution of slavery.