John Hopkins

John Hopkins believed to be abolitionist owned slaves ― Report

John Hopkins believed to be abolitionist owned slaves ― Report

Johns Hopkins, the celebrated philanthropist who supported the abolition of slavery and whose wealth allowed him to found the prestigious US university that bears his name, owned slaves, the Baltimore-based institution confirmed Friday. The revelation by the university, which boasts a long tradition of inclusion, comes as the United States continues reckoning with its own […]