For the past two years, since the publication of a front-page New York Times story on Georgetown University’s sale of 272 slaves, I’ve been following the saga how the university has dealt with this information. By way of context, Georgetown is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. When the Society of Jesus was begun in the sixteenth century, they were a part of the “Counter-Reformation” and, over time, acquired a reputation for traditionalism and orthodoxy. From the very beginning they helped found schools and were involved in educational endeavors. As time has progressed—there’s too much Read more