It was recently discovered that Georgetown University sold 272 slaves in 1838 to pay off debts. Later this week, Georgetown University students will vote on whether to add a fee to tuition that would go toward paying reparations to descendants of those slaves sold to raise money for the university.
Georgetown University to vote on reparations fee
Georgetown University. Credit: Brendan Ross/CC BY-SA 2.0.
Credits
Guest:
Jesus Rodriguez - Politico Magazine
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Sarah Sweeney,
Michell Eloy,
Yael Even Or,
Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir,
Caitlin Plummer,
Rosalie Atkinson,
Adriana Cargill,
Rebecca Mooney,
Amy Ta