Georgetown University and Jesuit Order Donate $27 Million in Compensation for Sale of Slaves in 1838
The famous university and the Jesuit order committed to this payment in compensation for a sale of slaves which took place in 1838, and which had then saved it from going bankrupt. In 1838, Georgetown University in Washington DC was drowning in debt and in danger of closing permanently. The Jesuit order, managing this Catholic … Read more