<p>He’s the man who gave the Indians the small pox blankets. Its ironic one of America’s highest institutions of learning and progressive liberalism is named after such an evil man.</p>
<p>old news and ancient history.</p>
<p>Actually the town is named after Jeffrey Amherst (as are other towns named Amherst). He never lived there though. The college is named after the town.</p>
<p>No, it gets better: Amherst’s <em>mascot</em> is Lord Jeffs (ie. Lord Jeffrey Amherst), Captain Smallpox himself.</p>
<p>LOL George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson all owned slaves and they have colleges started/named after them. </p>
<p>Half the presidents on the coins in your wallet did “evil things”</p>
<p>Perhaps it is forgivable that they did these things that we deem horrible because it wasn’t seen as horrible by the majority of Americans who lived during the time period in which they lived…hmm?</p>
<p>And your point is? Brown was built on slavery money…</p>