Alongside the release of history professor David Blight’s book on “Yale and Slavery: A History” on Friday, the University formally apologized for the role slavery played in the institution and its early leaders’ lives. In response, Yale has announced a set of actions, some of which were first announced in the previous two years, to acknowledge the school’s ties to the institution of slavery.

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