Slavery Abolition

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Princess Eugenie took to social media to announce the release of her podcast which will tackle modern slavery. The 32-year-old took to Instagram to share the exciting news about her podcast which is in conjunction with her "The Anti-Slavery Collective" charity. She shared a photo of her friend and co-founder,…

Guyana's president has called for an apology from the UK over its role in the transatlantic slave trade after meeting Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Speaking to Sky News, Irfaan Ali explained that a decision calling for reparations over "one of the greatest atrocities in human history" must be taken by…

Harvard University on Tuesday announced a massive study of slavery and how the Ivy League university profited from it, and the university paired that announcement with a promise of a $100 million fund to address the effects of the university’s past. Unlike with other contrite statements made regarding slavery, Harvard…

On Tuesday, Harvard University released findings from its yearslong investigation into its legacy of slavery. “Over nearly 150 years, from the university’s founding in 1636 until the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found slavery unlawful in 1783, Harvard presidents and other leaders, as well as its faculty and staff, enslaved more…

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University is vowing to spend $100 million to study and atone for its extensive ties with slavery, the school’s president announced Tuesday, with plans to identify and support the descendants of enslaved people who labored at the Ivy League campus. President Lawrence Bacow announced the funding…

Harvard University will commit $100 million to redress its role in slavery after a wide-ranging internal review of the university's role in slavery.The report found that Harvard staff enslaved more than 70 individuals until slavery was outlawed in the state in 1783.Harvard's announcement comes as US institutions grapple with how to…

Harvard University plans to shell out a whopping $100 million to study and address its history with slavery, according to a Tuesday announcement from its president.  The Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery released a report and announced a $100 million fund to implement the report’s recommendations, President…

Harvard University published a report detailing the university's connections to slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries, promising to rectify its "extensive entanglements" to the slave trade. The prestigious school, an alma mater for many celebrities and famous academics, published the report titled "Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery." It…

/ Americas Issued on: 26/04/2022 - 18:07 Harvard University's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. © Maddie Meyer, AFP According to an email sent by Harvard University's president to all students, faculty and staff on Tuesday, the Ivy-league university is establishing a $100 million endowment fund and other measures in an effort…