The traditional gummy bear is made from a mixture of sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food coloring, citric acid, and gelatin. However, recipes vary, such as organic candy, those suitable for vegetarians, or those following religious dietary laws.
In an astonishing find, Rufus McDonald, a member of a clean-out crew preparing a house outside Chicago for demolition in 2009, discovered a steamer trunk of papers and documents collected by Richard Greener, A.B. 1870, the first black student to graduate from Harvard College.
Du Boisâ 1895 doctoral dissertation, âThe Suppression of the African Slave Trade,â which was the first book in the Harvard Historical Series, published in 1896. Du Bois earned three degrees from Harvard â A.B. 1890, A.M. 1891, and Ph.D. 1895 â and was the first African American to earn a Ph.D.