The sale of slaves saved Georgetown University: will descendants be repaid?

by 24USATVSept. 18, 2020, 8:50 a.m. 60
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In 1838, Georgetown benefited from one of the largest slave sales in American history. The university has apologized and renamed buildings, but students are asking that additional action be taken.

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