Harvard University briefly admitted three African American students to its medical program in the early 1850s, an experiment initiated by the local chapter of the American Colonization Society, but the program was cut short following protests from other students who claimed the admission of Black students undermined the reputation and degree value of Harvard.

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  Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Brown University

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