A Word: Racial Reckoning on Campus
The murder of George Floyd prompted a number of American colleges and universities to reckon with their historic roles in slavery. Three years later, many institutions have abandoned those efforts. One that\u2019s still going strong is the Hard Histories Project at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. On today\u2019s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by historian Martha Jones, the director of that effort. The scholars associated with the project have uncovered many challenging truths, including evidence that the founder of Johns Hopkins\u2014widely hailed as an abolitionist\u2014owned slaves.\n\nGuest: Historian Martha Jones, Director of the Hard Histories Project at Johns Hopkins University\n\nPodcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola\n\nYou can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices