Va. House Votes to Force Public Colleges to Reckon with Ties to Slavery - Word&Way

Va. House Votes to Force Public Colleges to Reckon with Ties to Slavery

Five public colleges and universities in Virginia would be required to detail as much as possible their ties to enslaved Black individuals who worked on their grounds and to establish scholarships or economic development programs to benefit communities descended from those people under a bill the Virginia House passed Thursday.