Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, NC

Salem College Apologizes Publicly for Owning Slaves; First Local College To Do So

May 07, 2018

Salem Academy and College (NC) apologized for its role in slavery, saying the college owned slaves who worked on campus as housekeepers and in other roles.  The college is the first locally to apologize for its role in slavery and one of only a handful nationally, including Georgetown University and the College of William and Mary.

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