Thursday, May 8, 2014

I’ll Take My Stand

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Several weeks ago, a few law students, identifying themselves only as “The Committee,” sent a letter to President Ruscio and the Board of Trustees demanding that actions be taken to improve the climate on campus for students of color. The Committee issued the following demands:

1. That the University fully recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the undergraduate campus.

2. That the University stop allowing neo-Confederates to march on campus with Confederate flags on Lee-Jackson Day and to stop allowing these groups to hold programs in Lee Chapel.

3. That the University immediately remove all Confederate flags from its property, including those flags located within Lee Chapel.

4. That the University issue an official apology for the University’s participation in chattel slavery and a denunciation of Robert E. Lee’s participation in slavery.

Threatening civil disobedience if these demands were not met by September 1, The Committee turned to the national media almost immediately after contacting Ruscio and the Board, perhaps not allowing ample time for any kind of thorough response on the school’s part.

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8 comments:

  1. ChickenmomMay 8, 2014 at 3:44 PM

    You just know this university was picked to start something. Would love to know who was really behind it. Too bad the little twerps aren't smart enough to realize they are being used. (And they don't deserve to be educated there, either.)

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  2. AnonymousMay 8, 2014 at 6:15 PM

    There are special political interestes back stage that manufacturing an inccident. This so called "Committee" did think this up on their own. So, follow the money, and you will find some vile vermin. They ought to be sent packing and told never to step foot on university ground again.
    And let this born and breed Mid West (MN and WI) guy proudly say again: Robert E Lee was one of the greatest Americans this country has ever produced.
    Here is my personal message to the members of the Committee and to those behind them pushing them; FOAD

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  3. AnonymousMay 8, 2014 at 10:10 PM

    God bless Robert E. Lee.

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    1. Brock TownsendMay 8, 2014 at 10:20 PM

      & Traveller too! :)

      I Love The South, God Bless Robert E Lee & Traveller Too
      http://namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=81&highlight=traveller

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  4. AnonymousMay 9, 2014 at 5:35 PM

    Another group of "Give me dats" heard from. Their ignorance of pre-college history is appalling. How did they qualify to get accepted? It will be very interesting to find who is behind this blasphemy. A fingernail clipping of General Lee would contain more character than a dozen of these so called "committees".
    Ray in Georgia

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    1. Brock TownsendMay 9, 2014 at 5:35 PM

      A fingernail clipping of General Lee would contain more character than a dozen of these so called "committees".

      Well said.

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