LinkLinksOpinion James H. Johnston in The Post: Georgetown’s role in slavery is not tied to whether it was a slave port By Editor On Jul 9, 2021 Last updated Jul 9, 2021 124 Share Is Georgetown’s history stained as a port in the transatlantic slave trade? Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) introduced a bill for a memorial to Africans brought to the town’s waterfront in the 1700s. The theory lacks direct evidence to support it and overlooks major historical complexities. The sentiment is laudable, but Georgetown’s other documented stories about the slave trade make its slave-trade history unique. 124 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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