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  • ‘Racist’ rock removed from University of Wisconsin Madison campus

    08/06/2021 1:37:28 PM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 97 replies
    My State Line ^ | August 6, 2021 | WTVO Staff
    MADISON, Wis. (WTVO) — The University of Wisconsin has removed a 70-ton boulder from its campus after complaints by minority students that it is a symbol of racism. According to ABC News, Chamberlain Rock, named after geologist and former university president Thomas Crowder Chamberlain, was referred to, in the 1920’s, by a derogatory term for black people. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the term “n*****head” was commonly used in that era to describe any large dark rock. The Black Student Union called for the rock to be removed last summer, saying it represents the campus’ racist past. “I’m grateful...