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“U.N.C. Chancellor Apologizes for History of Slavery at Chapel Hill” by Jacey Fortin on The New York Times, October 13, 2018
I selected the article because it addresses the theme of slavery. We discussed and deliberated on the way slavery shaped American history before and after the civil war. Slavery existed in the American colonies and its public institutions. The article features education institutions as a key channel for addressing the history of slavery.
The articles talk about Chancellor Carol. L. Folt’s apologies for the legacy of history associated with the University of North Carolina (UNC). Chancellor Carol acknowledged the injustices and endurance of the enslaved people at Chapel Hill as the first public university. Fortin reported that Chancellor was responding to the protests dubbed, ‘Silent Sam’ against Confederate monuments and statues. The article revealed Chancellor Carol’s effort to remove statues or figures that reminded people of the checkered history.
The article addresses the emotive subject of slavery in America. Fortin reports a sensitive subject where the education sector formed a foundation but insists on the preservation of tools guided by UNC’s online exhibition. Revealing UNC’s effort to eliminate enslavement traces including names such as William Rand Kenan Sr. who were part of the Ku Klux Klan movements in the 1800s was imperative. The article could have revealed…