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Craig Steven Wilder

American history professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

StoryJun 20, 2022

Harvard’s Deep Ties to Slavery: Report Shows It Profited, Then Tried to Erase History of Complicity

StoryApr 28, 2022

Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery: New Report Documents How It Profited, Then Tried to Erase Ties

StoryJul 15, 2016

Exclusive: Meet Yale Dishwasher Corey Menafee, Who Smashed Racist Stained-Glass Window

StoryJul 15, 2016

Craig Steven Wilder on How Georgetown & U.S. Catholic Church Expanded Thanks to Slave Holdings

StoryNov 29, 2013

Ebony and Ivy: The Secret History of How Slavery Helped Build America’s Elite Colleges

StoryNov 29, 2013

Filmmaker Uncovers Her Family’s Shocking Slave-Trading History, Urges Americans to Explore Own Roots

StoryOct 30, 2013

Shackles and Ivy: The Secret History of How Slavery Helped Build America’s Elite Colleges

StoryOct 30, 2013

Filmmaker Uncovers Her Family’s Shocking Slave-Trading History, Urges Americans to Explore Own Roots

Web ExclusiveOct 30, 2013

Pt. 2: Craig Steven Wilder on “Ebony & Ivy,” Race, Slavery and U.S. Universities

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