Harvard Coop to sell off remaining merchandise with law school shield

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3. Here's the reason why Harvard's dropping that shield:

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/harvard_university_agrees_to_r.html#incart_river_home



Harvard University agrees to retire law school shield tied to slavery
By The Associated Press
on March 14, 2016 at 9:15 PM, updated March 14, 2016 at 9:16 PM

CAMBRIDGE — Harvard University is retiring the official shield of its law school following complaints over its ties to an 18th-century slaveholder.

The university's governing body announced the decision Monday, supporting a campus committee's previous recommendation to remove the shield.

The shield was approved in 1937 and depicts three bundles of wheat. It's modeled after the family crest of slaveholder Isaac Royall Jr., who donated his estate to create the first law professorship at Harvard. Royall inherited his estate and many slaves from his father, a slaveholder who was known for his cruelty.

Students formed a group last fall calling for removal of the shield.