It was 160 years ago. I think we can let it go now. But of course - this isn't about helping the African-American community. This is about exploiting them. This is a new attempt at a first step towards "free" tuition. If they can get "free" tuition for the African-American community under the guise of "helping" a minority they will later make the case that everybody deserves "free" tuition.
"black students should receive free education because blacks were denied an education during slavery"
Students at Wisconsin university demand free tuition for black students
"black students should receive free education because blacks were denied an education during slavery"
Students at Wisconsin university demand free tuition for black students