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I’ll Take My Stand
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.
Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2014/05/ill-take-my-stand.html
