Oh, Harvard, You Fostered Founders of Our Union and a Regiment that Bled to Preserve It — Where Art Thou?
The article reflects on Harvard's historical significance in shaping American leadership and its contributions during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. It critiques the current state of diversity at Harvard, arguing that it lacks true diversity of thought. The author highlights concerns about the university's ability to foster open discourse amidst perceived political biases.
- ▪Harvard was founded on Puritan principles emphasizing the importance of education and truth.
- ▪The university played a crucial role during the Revolutionary War, serving as a base for George Washington and the Continental Army.
- ▪The 20th Massachusetts Regiment, known as the Harvard Regiment, suffered significant casualties during the Civil War, highlighting the university's military contributions.
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Oh, Harvard, You Fostered Founders of Our Union and a Regiment that Bled to Preserve It — Where Art Thou? David Churchill Barrow | 10:49 PM on May 17, 2026 AP Photo/Charles Krupa “After God had carried us safe to New England and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God’s worship, and settled the civil government: One of the next things we longed for and looked after was to advance learning, and perpetuate it to posterity, dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches, when our present ministers shall lie in the dust. And as we were thinking and consulting how to effect this work, it pleased God to stir up the heart of one Mr.
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