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Racist thinking and policies - Princeton drops Woodrow Wilsons name from public policy school - Face2Face Africa

Princeton Universitys public policy school will no longer bear the name of Americas 28th president Woodrow Wilson as a result of what the institution calls Wilsons racist thinking and policies. The schools Board of Trustees agreed on Friday to take Wilsons name down and in a letter noted that the decision has been made more...

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