School officials at Tulane University have removed its “Victory Bell” after learning that it was used on a plantation and symbolized a “horrific part of our nation’s past.”
School officials at a New Orleans university have removed its Victory Bell after learning that it was used on a plantation, saying it symbolized a"horrific part of our nation's past."
The bell came to the university six decades ago. For years, it was rung to celebrate Tulane basketball victories.
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