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SOURCE: Historical Transactions (Royal Historical Society)
7/28/2021
Historically White Fraternities and Sororities Should be Accountable for White Supremacy
by Taulby Edmondson
Although many White Greek Letter organizations have upheld white supremacy, the role of Black fraternities and sororities in advancing demands for more inclusive campuses makes it difficult to call for a blanket ban on the social organizations.
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SOURCE: New York Times
10/19/2020
Fraternity that Reveres Robert E. Lee Faces Revolt over Racism
A Texas chapter of Kappa Alpha called for the national fraternity to repudiate its veneration of the Confederacy, sparking a firestorm among active members and alumni about the place of the Lost Cause and Robert E. Lee in the organization's culture.
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SOURCE: Times Higher Education
10/18/2020
US Fraternities Must be Required to Disavow Racist Roots
by Taulby Edmonson
Until university administrations launch an honest national conversation about the damaging ideals that rest behind the foundational figures and principles of many fraternities, students will continue to be uneasy about the role of Greek life on campus.
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SOURCE: Daily Beast
7/27/2020
The History of America’s Most Racist Frat Was No Secret—Except to Joe Kennedy III
“The Birth of a Nation” was based on a Kappa Alpha member’s book. The frat—which still hails Robert E. Lee as its “spiritual founder”—praised the film for showing its Klan ties.
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SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Education
7/8/2020
The Campus Confederate Legacy We’re Not Talking About
by Taulby Edmondson
When a fraternity chapter sued him for defamation for remarking that it actively preserved the "Lost Cause" mythology of the Confederacy, the author went to the archives to defend himself.
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SOURCE: philly.com
5-15-17
Close down all fraternities
by Jonathan Zimmerman
The real question isn’t how to regulate fraternities; it’s whether we should have them at all.
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3-19-15
The Long History of Hate Speech
by M. Alison Kibler
The terms have changed, from racial ridicule to group libel and then hate speech, but the regulation of hate speech stands out as twentieth century tradition, not a new culture war.
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3-10-15
The Historical Roots of Fraternity Racism
by Robert Cohen
The coupling of lynching metaphors with the chanting of segregationist “never” pledge is not accidental.