University President Supports Removing Slave Owner’s Name
CINCINNATI (AP) — The University of Cincinnati’s president announced his support for removing a slave owner’s name from one of the school’s colleges.
The university created a commission last year to examine the legacy of Charles McMicken. The commission determined in November that McMicken’s name should be stripped from the College of Arts and Sciences.
McMicken owned slaves. Before his death in 1858, he created a will that set aside funds to create a university for
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