October 27, 2006

Brown U. Documents Ties to Slavery, but Does Not Apologize

By MARTIN VAN DER WERF

Brown University issued an exhaustive documentation last week of its founders' role in the slave trade, and recommended setting up a memorial on its campus in Providence, R.I., and establishing a center for the continuing study of slavery and justice.

Coming after three years of meetings, however, the report — by a 16-member Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice — may be more notable for what it doesn't do: It falls short of offering an institutional apology,

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