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April 27, 2022

Harvard Pledges to Spend $100 to Redress School's Deep Ties to Slavery
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Harvard University has pledged to spend $100 million fund to redress the
school's deep ties to slavery. On Tuesday, the school issued a 130-page
report that revealed at least 41 prominent people connected to the
school owned enslaved people - this includes four former presidents of
Harvard. The report states, "Enslaved men and women served Harvard
presidents and professors and fed and cared for Harvard students.
Moreover, throughout this period and well into the 19th century, the
University and its donors benefited from extensive financial ties to
slavery."


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