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Tag: Melisande Short-Colomb
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Black Studies Leaders Laud Georgetown Student Vote for Fee to Fund Reparations
Some African-American studies professors are praising Georgetown University undergraduate students for passing a referendum to assess students a semesterly fee to fund reparations for descendants of nearly 300 slaves sold by the university in 1838 to help the school stay afloat.
April 13, 2019
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At 63, Descendant of Slaves is Helping Georgetown Reconcile its Past
Melisande Short-Colomb took up Georgetown’s offer to begin a complicated process of reconciliation with the descendants of the 272 slaves the Jesuit institution sold in 1838.
November 14, 2017
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