University Of Virginia Apologize For Slavery Past
| AR Articles on Groveling |
|---|
| The Humiliation of Trent Lott (Feb. 2003) |
| Philly Flap (Oct. 2002) |
| Race in “The Real World” (Oct. 2001) |
| Groveling Fails Again (May 2000) |
| Search AmRen.com for Groveling |
| More news stories on Groveling |
The University of Virginia’s board marked founder Thomas Jefferson’s birthday with an apology for the school’s use of slave labor between 1819 and 1865.
The board of visitors unanimously passed an apology resolution on April 13, the 264th anniversary of Jefferson’s birth, but did not announce the action until Tuesday.
{snip}
Slaves in Virginia helped build some of the first buildings at U.Va., which opened in 1825, and the university continued to use slave labor for four decades after that.
“The board expresses its particular regret for the employment of enslaved persons in these years,” the resolution reads. It says “the notion of involuntary servitude is repugnant and incompatible with the ideals upon which this university was founded.”
The resolution declares that the board is recommitting itself to the principle of equality.
{snip}
(Posted on April 26, 2007)