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Suzannah Omonuk learned about slavery as a child growing up in Uganda. But her history books were “whitewashed,” she said, sheltering her “from the true horrors” and ignoring the ways slavery’s toxic effects rippled throughout the U.S. and beyond.
“In Uganda it was different because it almost felt like this was a terrible thing that happened in the world, but it’s over now, like we all can breathe a sigh of relief,” said Omonuk, a master’s candidate at Harvard Divinity School. “But coming here I realized: No, it’s still continuing, albeit in a different manner.”
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In light of the importance of the annual election for members of Harvard’s Board of Overseers and heightened interest stemming from last year’s vigorously contested results and the possibility of a similar contest this year
Harvard Magazine is providing enhanced coverage. We asked each candidate presented by the HAA nominating committee and each member of the Harvard Forward slate seeking a place on the ballot by petition to answer these questions:
• What are the most important challenges facing the University and what are its most significant opportunities?
• What is the Board of Overseers’ role in Harvard’s response to those challenges and in its efforts to realize those opportunities?