Yale University says it will rename the residential dorm Calhoun College, named after former Vice President John C. Calhoun, one of the most prominent pro-slavery figures in American history. The announcement comes after years of organizing and protests led by students of color. On Saturday, Yale University President Peter Salovey said, “John C. Calhoun’s legacy as a white supremacist and a national leader who passionately promoted slavery as a 'positive good' fundamentally conflicts with Yale’s mission and values.” Over the summer, Yale University dishwasher Corey Menafee broke a stained-glass window at Calhoun College depicting smiling enslaved Africans carrying bales of cotton. This is Menafee, speaking about the window and his protest.

Corey Menafee: You know, it’s a picture—it was a picture that just—you know, as soon as you look at it, it just hurts. You feel it in your heart, like, oh, man—like here in the 21st century, you know, we’re in a modern era where we shouldn’t have to be subjected to those primitive and degrading images.”

The residential dorm will be renamed for Grace Murray Hopper, a groundbreaking computer scientist and Yale alum.