In 1838, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved people to pay off the university's debts. Now, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the US has pledged $100 million to a foundation for the descendants of those people.
In 1838, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved people to pay off the university's debts.
Many of them baptized Catholic, they were bought by planters to work in sugar plantations in Louisiana. The transaction was one of the largest sales of human beings in US history. Now, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the US has pledged $100 million toward a $1 billion goal, funds that will be used in part to support descendants' education.
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