Posted on 04/18/2014 3:41:38 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
The undergraduate school is apparently under pressure from some to close down for MLK day. My question was should Howard be subject to the same type demand?
The Founding Fathers wanted representation. The Confederates Liberals/Socialists wanted to get their way, regardless of what "voters" wanted in new territories.
The Founding Fathers wanted representation. The Confederates Conservatives wanted to get their way, regardless of what "voters" wanted in new territories.
Hmmm.
My sneaking suspicion is that the whole Howard University does not hold classes on MLK day. But if you're still on the other holiday then as I pointed out since Confederate Memorial Day is not observed in D.C. then the answer should be no.
According to the article, W and L does not observe either. So again the question remains the same.
Yes and no. Undergraduate school recognizes MLK day through a week of activities but does not cancel classes on that day. The law school does, I assume, participate in those activities and it cancels classes on the holiday. And at the risk of stating the obvious, MLK day is a federal holiday recognized in all 50 states and D.C. Confederate Memorial day is not a federal holiday, has no single month in which it is celebrated much less a single day, and is recognized in only 11 states. D.C. is not one of them.
Of course my original question was whether a school more aligned with non-Southern traditions be expected to accommodate student requests at variance with the status quo.
People cannot accept the fact that the “Demands” are a direct attack on our history and traditions. Northern whites came to terms with Southern Civil war leaders long ago. Their side was incorporated into our view of America. The Civil War became a great drama. Today, white administrators do not have the spiritual courage to tell the so called “students” no.
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