University of Georgia green lights $100,000 for research on school's ties to slavery

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University of Georgia green lights $100,000 for research on school's ties to slavery
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The research initiative came months after the school released a report on Baldwin Hall, where remains of slaves were discovered.

With $100,000 to work with, faculty members at the University of Georgia will dive deeper into the role slavery played in the school's history.

Several southern universities and colleges have been tasked with finding a way to properly acknowledge their past involvement with slavery. For some schools, such as the University of Virginia, that path forward included erecting a memorial to enslaved people. For students at Georgetown University, it was time to pay reparations.faculty members who were interested in conducting research to submit proposals.

The University of Georgia will dedicate $100,000 for faculty and students to conduct research into the university's past with regard to slavery during its early years.The announcement came a few months after the university released a report about Baldwin Hall, which previously served as a burial ground for individuals who were likely slaves or former slaves. David Lee, vice president for research, credited the over 800-page report with showing that further research was needed.

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