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Walt Whitman Statue to Be Relocated on College Campus, Citing Controversial Racist Past
Posted on 7/12/21 at 6:39 pm
Posted on 7/12/21 at 6:39 pm
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A statue of the famous 19th-century poet Walt Whitman is set to be removed from the center of the Rutgers University-Camden campus in New Jersey after petitions from activists and a recommendation from a committee of scholars was recently approved.
"A committee of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members, including a number of historians and artists, examined this broad topic during the past year," said Sepanic. "Their recommendations include the relocation of a statue of Walt Whitman from in front of our Campus Center to another site on campus—in a garden space near a century-old tree—where the statue can be displayed with accompanying contextual information within the coming months."
Last year, a petition on change.org entitled "Remove Racist Walt Whitman from Rutgers-Camden Campus" started circulating.
newsweek
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Posted on 7/12/21 at 6:41 pm to L.A.
They said they’d stop at confederate statues.
Liars lie
Liars lie
Posted on 7/12/21 at 6:41 pm to L.A.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 6:44 pm to L.A.
What’s next?
Posted on 7/12/21 at 6:45 pm to L.A.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 6:53 pm to L.A.
So they are now persecuting gay poets?
Posted on 7/12/21 at 6:58 pm to teke184
quote:Not ALL gay poets. Only certain gay poets
So they are now persecuting gay poets?
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:00 pm to L.A.
It will NEVER end.
That is why it is called the progressive MOVEMENT.
That is why it is called the progressive MOVEMENT.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:03 pm to L.A.
Whitman also despised slavery and stated it was a stain on the Republic.
Yet Whitman was without doubt a white supremacist.
So was Lincoln.
Yet Whitman was without doubt a white supremacist.
So was Lincoln.
This post was edited on 7/12/21 at 7:04 pm
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:06 pm to Toomer Deplorable
What part of CRT and 1619 project do people not understand?
All white people, especially men, are inherently evil and racist. The nation was founded and grew only to protect and further white supremacy, therefore any white men and especially any white “heros” are racist and can not be celebrated.
All white people, especially men, are inherently evil and racist. The nation was founded and grew only to protect and further white supremacy, therefore any white men and especially any white “heros” are racist and can not be celebrated.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:08 pm to Dawgfanman
This.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:10 pm to Toomer Deplorable
quote:Just curious. When you say white supremacist, what do you mean?
Yet Whitman was without doubt a white supremacist.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:11 pm to L.A.
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Walt Whitman Statue to Be Relocated on College Campus, Citing Controversial Racist Past
When will Cuomo move the bridge?!
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:11 pm to L.A.
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"A committee of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members, including a number of historians and artists, examined this broad topic during the past year
Imagine what we could do if we devoted our energy toward actually trying to solve problems.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:28 pm to L.A.
demoralization to the max.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:31 pm to bird35
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That is why it is called the progressive MOVEMENT
more like a bowel movement
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:54 pm to L.A.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:54 pm to L.A.
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Just curious. When you say white supremacist, what do you mean?
Whitman believed that through the process of natural selection, the white European race was destined to emerge as the ruler of all humanity. In a era in which Darwin’s theories were increasingly gaining prominence, this was a commonly accepted view of many educated and cultured men.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:56 pm to L.A.
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When you say white supremacist, what do you mean?
He was white.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 7:56 pm to L.A.
And miles to go before I sleep
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