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Ninety-seven years ago, in 1924, when Charlottesville dedicated its Robert E. Lee statue, the Ku Klux Klan threw a giant parade in celebration.
This July 10, when the city took down the Lee statue, local residents in attendance cheered its removal.
Many Virginians were never taught how strong the white supremacist Klan had been in Charlottesville and across Virginia when Lee was deified and his bronze monument unveiled.
Historian Michael Beschloss, commenting last weekend on the Lee statueâs removal, noted that its installation took place after the Klan âheld a celebratory parade there with an immense throng of spectators.â
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San Diego State University Senate votes to create task force to select new mascot
Suggestions include Amu a Kumeyaay bighorn sheep
SDSU Mascot debate
and last updated 2021-05-05 23:21:35-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) Tuesday, the San Diego State University senate passed a resolution urging the school to start the process of selecting a new university mascot.
It s a discussion that comes around every few years to keep or get rid of San Diego State University s Aztec identity. It just comes down to just being flat-out offensive, SDSU Native American Student Alliance member Jerimy Billy said.
Tuesday evening, the University Senate passed a resolution (53-9) urging the school to begin the process of selecting a new mascot. Instead of using a human depiction of an Aztec Warrior, the six-page resolution calls to create a task force that will work with tribal leaders to choose new options honoring local Kumeyaay animals, such as the Amu or bighorn sheep.
By Rebekah Gonzalez
May 6, 2021
San Diego State University students are again asking the school administrators to end the use of an Aztec warrior as their mascot, reports
On Tuesday, May 4, the SDSU Senate passed a resolution urging the school to change the mascot and select one that will honor the Kumeyaay, the indigenous people who originally lived in the area.
Dr.
Jacob Alvarado Waipuk, a member of the San Pasqual Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, will propose two Kumeyaay-named animals for the school to consider, reports SDSU s campus newspaper.
While SDSU doesn t have an official mascot, a student dressed as an Aztec warrior appeared to lead chants at sporting events during the 2019-20 season.