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How a Connecticut city closed its door to the first college for Black men nearly 200 years ago
Nearly 200 years ago, New Haven, Connecticut—home to Yale University, one of the nation’s Ivy League schools—had the opportunity to establish what would have been the first college for Black men. The city, however, rejected the idea. Now, decades later, a local alderman is calling for a formal apology from the city for closing “the…
