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GU272 referendum and reconciliation fund, 2019–21

Georgetown students voted in 2019 for a fee for descendants; the university did not adopt it and announced a $400,000 reconciliation fund.

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Georgetown University did not adopt the fee; announced a reconciliation fund Scholarship & press 1

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The GU272 Referendum: A History Through 2021, The Hoya (Georgetown student newspaper), 7 Dec 2021. Scholarship & press
the referendum passed overwhelmingly with 66.1% of students voting in favor
the university did not move forward with the fee
the university plans to launch its $400,000 reconciliation fund for descendants of the GU272
the 314 enslaved people sold by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus in 1838

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