slavery

EDITORIAL: Form Descendant-Led Foundation

Georgetown University would have folded if not for the sale of 272 slaves in 1838. Today, the university must take extraordinary steps to … [Read more...] about EDITORIAL: Form Descendant-Led Foundation

Rereading the news headline, “Georgetown Apologizes, Renames Halls After Slaves,” I must admit that my brain felt bruised with numb … [Read more...] about DILLON: Musings on Reconciliation

These are tough times. Still, over the course of my first year serving in the Office of Mission and Ministry, I have been struck by how … [Read more...] about BOSCO: For Hoyas, the Value of Humility

In the last several months, Georgetown has created a new chapter of its history. It is one that will acknowledge the university’s history of … [Read more...] about OSIBAJO & BAH: Toward Authentic Reparations

Today, Georgetown dedicated Anne Marie Becraft Hall in recognition of a trailblazing free black woman who devoted her life to the education … [Read more...] about VIEWPOINT: Celebrating Anne Marie Becraft

In the words of the report commissioned last summer by Georgetown’s Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation, “Ultimately, … [Read more...] about EDITORIAL: Inclusion of Descendants Integral to Reconciliation

The Legacy of GU 272 Alliance, a group of descendants of the 272 slaves sold to a Louisiana plantation in 1838 whose sale benefited … [Read more...] about Descendants of 272 Recruit Legal Representation

If you make your way up to Holy Rood Cemetery on Wisconsin Avenue and climb toward the ridge, you will see a tree stump off to your left, … [Read more...] about A Lesson in Hope In Becraft’s Story

With President John J. DeGioia’s remarks in Gaston Hall on Sept. 2, Georgetown is beginning to undertake a new phase of efforts to confront … [Read more...] about Setting Paths for Reconciliation

A group of descendants of the 272 slaves whose sale in 1838 benefitted Georgetown University is seeking to establish a $1 billion foundation … [Read more...] about Descendants of 272 React to Reparations