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UVA to name residence hall after former slave couple
University of Virginia campus is seen on December 6, 2014 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Jay Paul/Getty Images) A dorm opening at the University of Virginia in the fall will be named after...
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After Charleston shooting, Yale students petition to rename Calhoun College
This Feb. 2, 2007 file photo shows Calhoun College, one of the 12 residential colleges housing Yale undergraduates at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. (Photo: Bob Child/Associated Press) Yale...
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Delaware House passes apology for slavery
Rep. James Johnson, D-New Castle, says: “It’s personal to me. Although I was not subject to slavery, I was indeed subject to Jim Crow and segregation. My only hope, my only wish was that my kids...
View ArticleHarvard Law drops controversial seal
Say goodbye to Harvard Law’s seal, which has been under protest thanks to it being derived from a slave-owning family, according to The Harvard Crimson. The school’s highest governing body, The...
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Voices: Bill O’Reilly’s comment about slaves who built the White House misses...
The White House in 1846. (Public domain) “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.” Michelle Obama said this in her address at the Democratic National Convention on Monday,...
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Student protesters see victory in Georgetown addressing historical ties to...
Student activists at Georgetown protest for the renaming of Mulledy and McSherry Halls. Photo: Daniel Smith/The Hoya) Close to a year after student protests prompted name changes to two residence halls...
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New Rutgers research examines slavery at university's core
Board of Governors Professor of History Deborah White (Photo: Nick Romanenko) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Some of Rutgers University’s founders were slave owners and Native Americans were displaced as land...
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Columbia University's ties to slavery should be taught, students say
Alma Mater, the bronze statue of the goddess Athena on Columbia’s campus, seen from behind. (Photo: Mario Tama, Getty Images) When most students enroll at Columbia University, they have no idea of the...
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Yale drops slavery supporter Calhoun from college name
Harkness Tower at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. (Photo: Beth J. Harpaz, AP) Yale University is stripping the name of a 19th-century alumnus who was an ardent supporter of slavery from one of its...
View ArticleBeyond Yale: These other university buildings have ties to slavery and white...
Yale University just announced that its Calhoun College would be renamed. In fall 2015, Yale students protested that the residential college was named after a former U.S. vice president, slave owner...
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Renaming university buildings with racist namesakes is an uphill battle
Tillman Hall on the campus of Clemson University. (Getty Images) What’s in a (university building) name? Influential people in a university’s history — a founder, a major donor — often have the honor...
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5 things you need to know Thursday
Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.(Photo: Steve Helber, AP) Top U.S. officials...
View ArticleViewpoint: I can't wait to see 'Get Out'— without white people around
I haven’t seen Jordan Peele’s film Get Out yet, but when I do, it will be in a theater filled with black people. We will gather, without of fear of judgment, or constant threats. We will be able to...
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Georgetown University, Jesuits formally apologize for role in slavery
WASHINGTON — In a special ceremony Tuesday morning, the Jesuit order that founded Georgetown University formally apologized to the descendants of 272 slaves sold in 1838 to pay off the university’s...
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Protests, creepy clowns and the mannequin challenge: the 2016-17 college year...
In this April 27, 2017 file photo, demonstrators, sharing opposing views, argue during a rally in Berkeley, Calif., near the University of California, Berkeley campus, to show support for free speech...
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Their ancestors were slaves sold by Georgetown. Now they're going to school...
A Jesuit statue is seen in front of Freedom Hall, formerly named Mulledy Hall, on the Georgetown University campus, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Washington. After renaming the Mulledy and McSherry...
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