The prestigious Harvard University in the United States has announced that it wants to invest 100 million dollars (about 94 million euros) in a rescue fund to make up for its slavery past. The university wants the money to go to slavery education and research, among other things.
The announcement came after an extensive internal review of the university’s role in the era of slavery. The report found, among other things, that Harvard employees have enslaved at least 70 people, but possibly more. This was from the institution’s founding in 1636 until 1783, when slavery was banned in the state of Massachusetts.
Enslaved men and women served Harvard presidents and professors and fed and cared for Harvard students. Even after the official abolition, the university still profited from slavery, for example through donations from slave traders.
Harvard is not the only educational institution in the United States to fund such a cause. Georgetown University in Washington also created a $100 million relief fund. This money benefited the descendants of slaves who were sold by the then elite Jesuit school in the 19th century.
Source: NOS
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