2. James Joseph Sylvester was one of the great mathematicians of 19th century & first practicing Jewish professor to teach in USA university
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3. Sylvester taught at U. of Virginia very briefly from 1841-1842, a six month term marked by anti-Semitism, violence & anti-intellectualism
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@AguilB@petewhelan99 Yes, that's the main source for my tweets.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet 1. Wow. I work there. Thx for this story. Outside my window there's a place on UVA grounds called Canada, Virginia.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet 2. Canada, Virginia is where free blacks lived, who worked for the university. They named their home for their vision of freedom.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MarkCathey University of Virginia has a lot of great things going for it. I've lectured there. But worth remembering this stuff too.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MarkCathey Fair point. Reason I brought up heritage was that I think language of heritage being misused in cover-up of current case.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rtraborn Completely agree. Mcgill & other Canadian universities have a disgraceful history.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rtraborn I've touched on some of this history, in the introduction I wrote to book "Too Asian" & elsewhere.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rtraborn Agree. I was only writing about UVA because it's in news. No question Canadian institutions have terrible history.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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