Restricted Hofstra U. groups want Jefferson gone

RobertP

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This is not a discussion of Confederate monuments but rather the Thos. Jefferson statue at Hofstra U. Since we have a prominent member who is on the faculty of that university I thought it might be interesting to get his thoughts and those of others as on what’s going on there.

This is from Fox, conservative yes, but the most comprehensive account from the many found in a search.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/2...nt-to-remove-thomas-jefferson-statue.amp.html.

A snippet:

“The protest is co-sponsored by a number of campus organizations: Campus Feminist Collective, Collegiate Women of Color, Democrats of Hofstra University, Hofstra History Club, Hofstra NAACP Chapter, Peace Action Matters, Queer & Trans People of Color Coalition, Student Advocates of Safer Sex, The Gender Identity Federation, The Pride Network of Hofstra University, and Young Democratic Socialists of Hofstra.

When reached for comment, the organizers pointed to the event description.

“Jefferson’s values aided in the construction of institutionalized racism and justified the subjugation of black people in the United States,” the petition reads, alleging,

“Jefferson has been embraced as an icon by **** and **** organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan and online **** chat rooms…”

Who knew?
 
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