This photo provided by Brian Washington shows 15 African-American medical students from Tulane University in New Orleans standing in front of a former slave plantation in Louisiana called the Whitney Plantation. "We are our ancestors' wildest dreams," student Russell Ledet wrote in a tweet sharing a photograph of the moment. "In the background, an original slave quarter. In the foreground, original descendants of slaves and medical students." The post and others featuring the photo spread quickly on social media this week, grabbing headlines in news outlets across the country and drawing thousands of messages of support. (Brian Washington via AP)
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