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U.S. schools and universities take steps to address past ties to slavery

Name: U.S. schools and universities take steps to address past ties to slavery
Uploaded: 2022-04-27T19:20:35-0400
Duration: 4 min 41 s
Description: Harvard University has joined a growing list of educational institutions addressing their past ties to slavery. Harvard announced this week it would spend $100 million to right past wrongs. Dr. Brenda Allen, president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, joined CBS News' Ben Tracy to discuss slavery's impact on institutions of higher education.

Harvard University has joined a growing list of educational institutions addressing their past ties to slavery. Harvard announced this week it would spend $100 million to right past wrongs. Dr. Brenda Allen, president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, joined CBS News' Ben Tracy to discuss slavery's impact on institutions of higher education.