Trinity College defends professor's 'whiteness is terrorism' message

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Trinity College professor Johnny Eric Williams is capturing headlines once again for proposing “whiteness is terrorism” on Twitter.
The Hartford, Connecticut, sociology professor who called white people “inhuman a-holes” who need to “die” following a shooting attack on congressional Republicans now says “whiteness is terrorism.”
School officials, as they did for years, are standing by the professor.

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“Trinity College supports academic freedom and free expression and inquiry, which are hallmarks of academia and democratic society,” Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney told the educational watchdog Campus Reform on Monday. “When speech proves controversial, our responsibility as educators is to promote more debate and discussion, not less. Twitter is a challenging place for a thoughtful discourse, which is clear from this example.”
Mr. Williams, who is black, switched his account settings to private after the April 21 tweets.

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