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Georgetown to Apologize, Offer Preferred Admission to Descendants of 272 Slaves it Sold

September 6, 2016
Written by DiversityInc Staff

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Joe Stewart and Patricia Bayonne-Johnson, both descendants of people sold as slaves by Georgetown University, arrive at the university on Sept. 1, 2016. REUTERS

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