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Georgetown University offers preferred admission for slave descendants

Georgetown University announced Thursday it will give preference in admissions to descendants of nearly 300 slaves it sold nearly two centuries ago. The sale helped pay the school's debts. Errol Barnett reports on how the university's move could help launch a national conversation.
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