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Tag: slaves
News Roundup
University of Chicago Removes Campus Tributes to Stephen Douglas
The University of Chicago has removed two campus tributes to Stephen Douglas, a former U.S. senator from Illinois who owned slaves under his wife’s name, reported the Chicago Sun-Times. “Douglas does not deserve to be honored on our campus” because he “profited from his wife’s ownership of a Mississippi plantation where Black people were enslaved,” […]
July 8, 2020
Students
Yes Virginia, There is a Choice
Like many other students of color who receive messages that they’re not good enough, I had resigned myself to believing that I was either unready or unprepared for college. As a first-generation student, I couldn’t rely on legacy status to give me a leg up in the admissions process and my family certainly couldn’t rely on making donations to athletic booster clubs or local alumni groups.
April 16, 2019
News Roundup
UNC-Chapel Hill Unsung Founders Memorial Vandalized With Urine, Racist Language
A memorial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that is dedicated to African-American workers and slaves, was recently vandalized with urine and racist language written in permanent marker, university officials said. Unsung Founders Memorial was defaced on Sunday, March 31 at around 1:30 a.m. by two individuals, one of whom has ties to […]
April 2, 2019
News Roundup
James Madison Honors Enslaved Black Servant in Naming of New Residence Hall
James Madison University has unveiled the new name for a student dormitory in honor of Paul Jennings, an enslaved African-American servant to Founding Father James Madison and his wife, Dolley. Paul Jennings Hall is set to open in the fall on the Harrisonburg campus. It houses 500 beds. Jennings, a witness to the evacuation of […]
February 11, 2019
Students
Brown University Making Headway on Diversity and Inclusion Plan
Several months after Brown University announced its ambitious plan to improve climate issues at the school, Brown has made significant strides toward its goals.
September 5, 2016
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