NEW ORLEANS — The history behind a bell that stood in front of Tulane University's McAlister Auditorium has prompted university officials to remove it.
The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports Tulane University President Mike Fitts and Board Chairman Doug Hertz, in a letter to the Tulane community, said they were informed last week that the “Victory Bell” was originally used to direct the movements of enslaved people on a plantation.
Fitts says the bell was moved to storage Thursday while the university investigates its origins.
The school plans to form a committee to recommend what will replace it in front of McAlister, where it's stood since 2011.
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