Emory University in Atlanta says it’s forming a commission to review racist photos that appear in past yearbooks.
News outlets report the school announced the commission Wednesday after a review of decades-old yearbooks uncovered portrayals of blackface. The school hasn’t identified the people in the photos, including one portraying a theatrical mock lynching.
University President Claire E. Sterk wrote in a letter to students that the photos are available online and are a permanent part of the university’s record.
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