A New Path to Atonement: Conflicts have mired the efforts of Georgetown and the Jesuits to make amends for their involvement with slavery. Now a more lasting reconciliation may be in sight

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Title

A New Path to Atonement: Conflicts have mired the efforts of Georgetown and the Jesuits to make amends for their involvement with slavery. Now a more lasting reconciliation may be in sight

Subject

Slave memory and reconciliation

Description

This is an article that looks into Georgetown’s history of owning and selling 272 women, men and children in order to save the institution that is now known as Georgetown. It looks into both arguments of reconciliation by monetary funds and a verbal apology to amend the relationship between Descendents of slaves and slave owners.

Creator

Marc Parry

Source

https://go-gale-com.proxy.library.georgetown.edu/ps/i.do?p=BIC&u=wash43584&id=GALE|A573714963&v=2.1&it=r&sid=BIC&asid=2293a9a0

Publisher

Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc.

Date

Jan. 25, 2019

Language

English