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T.C. Williams School of Law Controversy?

I see this page notes the T.C. Williams School of Law was named the University of Richmond School of Law allegedly due to Williams being a slave owner, however family have pushed back on the claim and the name change insisting Williams, Jr - recognised in the 1934 Law School catalogue as their chief benefactor, had no connection to slavery. Yes Williams, Sr was another matter, but not who the school was named after. Demands for documents by family have allegedly been ignored because it would expose the deceit behind the name change 'hit'. Since the Williams family’s money is now considered tainted, the university is being asked to return $3.6 billion so the Williams family can use it for charitable purposes as intended.

As far as I'm aware this is a request rather than a lawsuit at this stage, but should page changes be considered given the controversy over the name change? 2001:44B8:2104:4600:B4D7:15E2:EF9B:F81C (talk) 00:11, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is strange that it is not even mentioned given how widely publicized this controversy is as well as the size of the request.

It's like wikipedia is taking a view by taking the side of the University and judging the family claim without merit rather than being a neutral body just reporting on it without taking a side. 31.10.134.238 (talk) 06:24, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]