‘It stops you cold’: the 272 enslaved people sold to fund Georgetown

The descendants of Ann Joice, separated as part of the sale, are at the center of a vital new work of history and journalismIn 1676, a Black teenager named Ann Joice arrived on the shores of Maryland with hopes of a new life.She had traveled to the recently founded colony from England, destined for... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/31/georgetown-college-slavery-272-book-rachel-swarns?utm_source=press.coop

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