Harvard Law might ditch its seal over ties to slave owners

Harvard Law School
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A Harvard Law School committee recommended Friday the institution ditch its official seal, which, as The Harvard Crimson reports, includes the crest of a former slave-owning family.

In the fall, the seal contributed to a larger discussion about diversity at the school, which also included activists raising awareness of how minorities are treated.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.