“FAR-LEFT” influence on Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion to be probed,” read the “exclusive” headline in the Daily Telegraph.
“Attempts by far-left activists to ‘hijack’ movements including Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion are being investigated in a review ordered by Boris Johnson,” it said, with the review led by turncoat ex-Labour MP John Woodcock.
The idea of reds stirring up black activists sounded familiar, so I looked back at some old issues of The Times.
In the 1960s, black Americans in the Southern states could not vote, and were terrorised by the police and racist gangs.
They organised a civil rights movement of marches and protests. George Wallace, the racist governor of Alabama, tried stopping them.
George Wallace Jr. slams UA System board for removing father s name from UAB building Share Updated: 2:18 PM CST Feb 10, 2021 The Associated Press Share Updated: 2:18 PM CST Feb 10, 2021
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Show Transcript on behalf of our working group. We appreciate this opportunity to update the board of trustees on the careful research we ve undertaken since June off this year. So we re over, ah, half a year of work meeting almost every Wednesday of week, based upon consultation with experts and through our own extensive investigation. Working group review The historical record of George Wallace, the 45th governor of the state of Alabama. Now, in doing so, our charge was review name buildings on our campuses relative to share values that include integrity, leadership, accountability, diversity, inclusion and respect. Of course, this process is ongoing. Today we present for your consideration the renaming of the George C. Wallace build
George Wallace’s Name Removed From Alabama University Building After Generations Old Racist Legacy
Generations after he tried to block Black students from registering for school, its trustees dropped his name.
Published February 9th
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has removed the name of former
Gov. George Wallace from one of its campus buildings due to his support of segregation in his early political career.
The Associated Press reported that university trustees unanimously approved a resolution that called for his name to be removed because of his history of racial animosity, which was most prevalent when he said at his 1963 inauguration: Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System on Friday unanimously approved the renaming of the former George C. Wallace Building on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus. The facility is now the Physical Education Building. (UAB News)
UAB News
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System on Friday unanimously approved the renaming of the former George C. Wallace Building on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus. The facility is now the Physical Education Building.
The decision followed a unanimous recommendation by a working group charged with reviewing named buildings on UA System campuses relative to Shared Values that include integrity, leadership, accountability, diversity, inclusion and respect.