Descendants of Slaves Sold by Georgetown U Demand $1 Billion Foundation

PJ Media ^ | September 9, 2016 | Tyler O'Neil

[C19fan]

A group of descendants of slaves sold by Georgetown University in 1838 was unsatisfied with the unprecedented steps the college took to accommodate them, and demanded partnership in a $1 billion foundation vaguely aimed at producing "reconciliation."

In 1838, amid dire financial trouble, Georgetown University sold off 272 slaves for $115,000 (over $3 million in today's dollars). Last week, the university's president, John DeGioia, announced Georgetown would offer special admissions preference for any of the descendants of those slaves, and he promised to build an on-campus memorial to the slaves and renamed a building after one of them. He also promised a public apology for the university's role in the slave trade.

[C19fan]

You give the Social Justice Warriors one inch, they demand back 1 mile.

[miss marmelstein]

Where’s that popcorn picture?

[vpintheak]

I would like to see them prove how the current living descendants can prove how they were slaves and how the current crop of Georgetown folks were their slave masters.

[ballplayer]

So give it to them

[Stosh]

Give ‘em the university (spend out the endowment first) - Georgetown mostly just puts out establishment tools, and I’m sure those pushing for the billion dollars would provide a boatload of amusement in trying to run a university.

[ColdOne]

Looks like they will get this too before he leaves office. Pffft. They are winning.

[2ndDivisionVet]

How about a first class, one-way ticket to Liberia and a suit of clothes?

[SgtHooper]

Another Pigford gibsmeedat debacle. John D should be fired.

[RightGeek]

[Maceman]

Translaves = born free, self-identify as slaves.

[DoodleDawg]

The descendants proposed $1 billion for the foundation, and announced that they had already raised $115,000 in seed money, an amount roughly equivalent to the price of the slaves Georgetown sold in 1838.

So in other words they have 0.000000115% of their goal? Keep up the good work, guys. </sarcasm>

[C19fan]

$1 billion is approximately the value of the original $115 K earning around 5% for 180 years. So yes Georgetown needs to pay up!!!

[stubernx98]

Free transportation back to Nigeria & the Congo.

[dware]

This sh!t ain’t funny anymore

[miss marmelstein]

Thank you!

[Signalman]

I got your 1 billion right here pal.

[Snickering Hound]

[ealgeone]

Who didn’t see this coming? Well Georgetown obviously. If they’re dumb enough to pay this a whole chain reaction will occur.

[Tadhg]

We demand a “$ 1 billion foundation”....that one had headlights ! The Jesuits at GU will definitely form a committee to “reflect” on that “good faith” proposal.

[Doogle]

.....or a pair of Air Jordan’s