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Descendant of Enslaved Attends Georgetown University

by lindaoppenheim | Aug 31, 2017 | Article

Mélisande Short-Colomb, whose ancestors were among the 272 slaves Georgetown priests had sold in 1838 to help pay off the university’s debts, is now enrolled as a student at the university.  Read the full article by clicking here.

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