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Georgetown University and the Jesuits have presented a gift of $27 million to fund the descendants of enslaved people who were sold to pay off a debt at the school in the 19th century
Addressing the university’s history of slavery is intimately intertwined with developing ways to actively memorialize the people it enslaved.
“This university’s occupation is fundamentally tied to colonial development and we call for land back,” Genevieve Grenier (MSB ’24), GUSA community director, said. GUSA recently held an event to call for action on enacting the GU272 referendum passed in early 2019. GU272 is the shorthand given for the university’s possession and sale of at least 272 known enslaved people. More records have been found since the initial count, and the number has risen to 314. After the referendum, however, students have been disappointed in the university's slow progress.
Reviewed for The Remnant Newspaper “Western civilization owes far more to the Catholic Church than most people – Catholics included – often realize. The Church, in fact, built Western civilization” -Thomas E. Woods There are few in this audience who have not heard or read that the Church of Rome has been responsible for the many of the current evils of this world. Everything from being charged with aiding in the genocide of native people, to fostering the institution of slavery, are accusations that have been leveled against the Catholic Church. Several years ago, the professoriate ...