Georgetown Students Vote in Favor of Reparations for Slaves

Georgetown students voted Thursday to create a fund to help descendants of slaves who were sold in the 19th century to pay off the university’s debts. Two-thirds of undergraduate students who voted in the student-government referendum supported the measure, one that is nonbinding but sent a message to university administrators — and beyond. Student activists said they hope that Georgetown’s board of directors will discuss it at its forthcoming spring meeting.