According to the university’s own studies, conducted in the process to dename the library, Berkeley bought slaves who worked on his Rhode Island estate in the United States in 1730 and 1731.
TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN will dename their Berkeley Library after months of petitioning and protesting from students and representatives from the university.
Berkeley, of which Berkeley University in California, US is named, sought to advance ideology in support of slavery. TCD said: “Today’s decision was taken by the University’s Board following several months of research, analysis and public consultation overseen by the Trinity Legacies Review Working Group, which is considering legacy issues on a case-by-case basis.”
It is still unknown what new name will be given to the university’s largest library, but TCDSU voted last year to rename it to the “X library”, as a placeholder name, and called on Provost Doyle, to change the name. Dr Doyle said, “The landscape of a university, especially one as old as Trinity, is not static. Each generation of students and staff deserves a chance to influence decisions,”“We welcome their engagement, and we thank the Trinity Legacies Review Working Group for its assistance in providing evidence-based information to underpin this decision,” Dr Doyle added.
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