I graduated in '12, so what I'm about to tweet about @Yale is both just superficial but also very recent shit.
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As an undergrad at
@Yale, you belong to one of 12 residential colleges. Mine was called Calhoun—named after John Calhoun, Confederate hero.5 replies 13 retweets 5 likes -
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You know how people try and say some Confederate people weren't "really" racist? Not Calhoun. He was a vehement racist.
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If you're not familiar with it, read John Calhoun's "Slavery is a positive good," a white supremacist document: http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/slavery-a-positive-good/ …
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Despite Calhoun's profound racism,
@Yale named a residential college after him and insists on keeping his name, likeness and his legacy.1 reply 15 retweets 10 likes -
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Meanwhile,
@Yale 's busy building a 13th residential college. We're petitioning to finally name one after a poc. Note: it's 2015.3 replies 17 retweets 8 likes -
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It's not just Calhoun College at
@Yale. I can share dozens of stories about my time there and how the school is institutionally racist.1 reply 8 retweets 8 likes -
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Just know this:
@Yale houses undergrads in a residential college named after a man who said things like this:pic.twitter.com/F09PoRmRxQ
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Also know that
@Yale has already gathered a team of experts to shut down conversations about what happened to@CharlesMBlow's son.1 reply 13 retweets 7 likes -
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Within 48 hours,
@Yale will issue a feel good unity statement about a group of people that are going to investigate racism or whatever.1 reply 12 retweets 8 likes
That's how the @Yale machine works.
And it banks on alum staying silent.
They forget that some of won't.
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Replying to @aurabogado
Of course a white guy comes into my mentions to say history and white supremacy have nothing to do with policing.pic.twitter.com/RKwgLzZFrG
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