Matters of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality are often in the public eye, and tend to be ...

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Matters of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality are often in the public eye, and tend to be at the center of many passionate (and unfortunately even violent) conflicts.  While discussing diversity in the context of institutions and organizations remains important, it is as important to ask to what extent we accept diversity and difference as a society.  One such case occurred August 11th, 2017 when a white nationalist group marched in protest of the potential removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee from the campus of the University of Virginia.  Local organizations such as the NAACP and citizens of the town had argued that the statue (erected in 1924) needed to be removed as it was a symbol of the enslavement and oppression faced by blacks in the South.  You may read more details of the case at the following link: The New York Times—The Statue at the Center of Charlottesville's Storm - HTML  The New York Times—The Statue at the Center of Charlottesville's Storm - PDF Document (204 KB)