by lindaoppenheim | Sep 1, 2016 | Article, Documents, Opinion
According to the New York Times article, “The university’s president, John J. DeGioia, who will discuss steps to atone for its past in a speech on Thursday afternoon, also plans to offer a formal apology, create an institute for the study of slavery and erect a...
by lindaoppenheim | May 22, 2016 | Article
In the New York Times (April 16, 2016), Rachel L. Swarns reported the work at Georgetown University to identify the descendants of the 272 enslaved Africans who were sold to pay off the institutions debts. In a follow-up article, she and Sona Patel interviewed some...
