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Univ. to retire 'racist' portrait

Picture of Elihu Yale features black servant

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Tyler Hill
Staff Reporter
Published Wednesday, February 7, 2007
A portrait of Elihu Yale that depicts the University namesake alongside a dark-complexioned servant will soon be swapped for a less controversial image, following many years of questions about the painting, which has hung in the seat of power at University for over a century.
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