Founded by Abolitionists, Funded by Slave-Grown Cotton: A Bates Paradox
Friday, May 29, 2020 — 10:00am
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Bates College was founded by Oren Cheney, a Freewill Baptist and ardent abolitionist. The college was initially financed by Benjamin Bates, an industrialist who derived his wealth from local textile mills weaving slave-grown cotton. How should we in the present understand and acknowledge this foundational paradox?