MIT is the latest in a string of prestigious universities to reveal ties to slavery that go back to the founding of the institution. The information comes from an undergraduate research course called “MIT and Slavery.”

‘It was not expected’ that MIT Founder Owned Slaves in 1850

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‘It was not expected’ that MIT Founder Owned Slaves in 1850

‘It was not expected’ that MIT Founder Owned Slaves in 1850