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is princeton a racist school

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Princeton University, founded in 1746, exemplifies the central paradox at the heart of American history. From the very start, liberty and slavery were intertwined. The University boasts of being the site of an American victory during the Revolutionary War, and of hosting the Continental Congress in Nassau Hall in 1783. The campus literature fails to note, however, that the first nine presidents of the University, serving until 1854, held slaves at some point in their lives. Join the conversation!

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UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

As part of an anti-racism effort born out of last year’s nationwide protests, the University of Delaware has launched a deeper exploration of its history as it relates to both enslaved people and the treatment of Black students.

Alison Parker, who chairs UD’s history department, said that the “legacy of enslavement and the dispossession of indigenous people” weaves through the university’s history, which goes back to 1743. Join the conversation!

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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

Eleazar Wheelock came to Hanover and carved a place for Dartmouth College out the wilderness, or so the story goes. Often overlooked in that account is the significance of slavery in the founding and the first century of the college.

College archivist, Peter Carini has discovered that Wheelock owned at least nineteen enslaved persons during his lifetime. Their labors supported the well-being of President Wheelock’s family and his students and contributed to the maintenance of his home and the school’s buildings. Enslaved persons cleared trees, swept buildings, drove oxen, prepared meals, and cared for the sick. Enslaved as well as free people of color lived and worked in other Hanover households and businesses. Join the conversation!

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columbia university and slavery

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Columbia is the latest major university to publish a preliminary report and put up a website with details about its historical ties to slavery.

“From the outset, slavery was intertwined with the life of the college,” the preliminary report by Columbia professor Eric Foner states. “Of the ten men who served as presidents of King’s and Columbia between 1754 and the end of the Civil War, at least half owned slaves at one point in their lives. So did the first four treasurers.” Join the conversation!

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PENN UNIVERSITY

Penn has announced a range of significant findings into the University’s history with slavery. In a statement dated June 28, the University wrote that 75 of Penn’s former trustees were slave owners, including Penn’s first Provost, William Smith. The University also paid a Penn professor for work done by an enslaved man whom he owned, and sent faculty members to raise money from slave-owning families. Join the converstation!

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Harvard University publicly acknowledged its deep ties to colonial-era slavery on Friday, casting a light on parts of its history that long remained in the shadows.

At a conference that Harvard organized to explore the relationship between colleges and slavery, university President Drew Faust said the school must confront the grimmer parts of its past before it can move forward. Join the converstsation!

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HARVARD LAW SCHOOL

In an urgently worded letter recently sent to Harvard, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne demanded that the university pay his country reparations “for the gains Harvard enjoyed at the expense” of Antiguan slaves.

Browne’s Oct. 30 letter to Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow — reported Tuesday night by the Miami Herald and Harvard Crimson — draws a direct line from Harvard Law School’s success today to the oppression of Antiguans enslaved by a Massachusetts-based plantation owner in the Colonial era. Join the conversation!

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Duane “Dog” Chapman

The Dog the Bounty Hunter star was recorded going on a rant about his son’s black girlfriend. In the 45-second clip, he used the N-word six times. After its release, he gave an apology. “I did not mean to add yet another slap in the face to an entire race of people who have brought so many gifts to this world,” he said according to Today. “I am ashamed of myself and I pledge to do whatever I can to repair this damage I have caused.” His show was later canceled. Join the conversation!

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paula deen racist remarks

Paula Deen

The chef was sued by former employees who accused her of sexual and racial discrimination in the workplace, according to The Huffington Post. During the deposition, Deen, a popular food celebrity, admitted to using the N-word and telling anti-Semitic jokes. She also allegedly wanted to hire black waiters and make them wear white gloves to look like slaves for a wedding. She was fired from the Food Network for the scandal. She also made an apology video for her remarks. Join the conversation!

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