OppressionJune 19, 1838
Georgetown sells 272 enslaved people
The Maryland Jesuits who ran Georgetown College sell 272 enslaved men, women, and children to Louisiana planters to pay off the school's debts.
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Georgetown sold 272 enslaved people to pay its debts.