‘This report is unflinching’: Harvard University confronts its ties to slavery - The Boston Globe

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‘This report is unflinching’: Harvard University confronts its ties to slavery - The Boston Globe

The university will spend $100 million to provide educational opportunities for communities descended from enslaved people and to continue researching slavery and its legacy in the modern world.

Source: The Boston Globe

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