Tour highlights University of Alabama’s history with slavery
UA associate professor Hilary Green's tours shed light on the university's slave history and how it's remembered, erased.
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Eddie Burkhalter
Eddie Burkhalter is a reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter. You can email him at [email protected] or reach him via Twitter.
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