When you think of institutions like Yale and Dartmouth you usually think of their rich history that is seen as honorable and elite. It may be because these Universities were the first of their kind in what is now the United States. This allows for them to have a lengthy and grand history. Although it is hard to argue that these Ivy league schools don’t deserve credit for being elite, it may be easier now to argue that these schools have some shameful areas. Craig Steven Wilder took a look into some of these elite schools archives discovering information that tarnishes these rich histories on behalf of one of America’s biggest black eyes, the slave trade.
In chapter four of Wilder’s book, Ebony and Ivy, it is broken up into five different sections.
In chapter four of Wilder’s book, Ebony and Ivy, it is broken up into five different sections.