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A Slave Auction, Slave-Owning Presidents: Princeton University Unveils a Dark Past

A few years after protesters at Princeton University asked the school to sever ties with former United States and university president Woodrow Wilson, the school has released a years-long project on the history of slavery within the institution.

Researchers made two major discoveries, the project summarizes–that the first nine presidents of the institution owned slaves, and that a slave sale was held on campus after the university's fifth president, Samuel Finley, died.

Read more at NJ.com.

Did You Know...?African Americans worked on campus as students, staff, and teaching assistants. Read More