Harvard reparations plan reminds us of the role of universities in Black enslavement
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 7, 2022
The gravestone of Cicely in the Old Burial Ground in Cambridge, Mass., on April 26, 2022. Cicely was an enslaved girl who died aged 13. While her stone bears just her given name, the full name of her captor—the Rev. M. William Brattle—is chiseled on her stone. Harvard University’s ties to slavery are being explored. (Photo by Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read moreÂ
