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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Should you avoid sending your children to these schools?

"Profits from slavery and related industries helped fund some of the most prestigious schools in the Northeast, including Harvard, Columbia, Princeton and Yale. And in many southern states — including the University of Virginia — enslaved people built college campuses and served faculty and students."

https://www.apmreports.org/story/2017/09/04/shackled-legacy[/quote]

I have absolutely no problem supporting or using institutions that may have slavery in their history.  I have no problem going to a museum at a plantation or sending my children to a university that has slavery weaved into its history.

I have a problem inviting guests to a special event like a wedding at a site that would make them uncomfortable to attend.  I would not have my wedding at a plantation if I had any potential guests that are black.  I would not have my wedding at any of those colleges that have been flagged as having very disturbing pasts.  I would choose a place that did not create such an uncomfortable atmosphere for any of my guests.

It is specious to conflate renting an event location for a special event that might be disturbing for your guests with sending your child to a school that has a disturbing past.

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