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15 Elite Colleges That Owe Their Foundations to Enslaved Labor

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13. Johns Hopkins University

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Hopkins Hall on the original Downtown Baltimore campus, c. 1885. Source: Wikipedia

Recent discoveries have challenged the narrative surrounding Johns Hopkins, the university’s founder, revealing evidence of his family’s involvement in slavery. Contrary to long-held assumptions about Hopkins as an abolitionist, records show that he and his relatives enslaved people. The university has launched a historical review and issued public statements to address and share these findings with the broader community. For an in-depth account, read the coverage by The Washington Post.

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