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What should replace Confederate statues?

  • Written by Christian K. Anderson, Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of South Carolina
imageUnveiling of a statue of Richard T. Greener, the first Black professor at the University of South Carolina, in 2018.Jason Ayer

Ever since the University of South Carolina put up a statue of Richard T. Greener – who in 1873 became the school’s first Black professor – one of my favorite things to do has been to eat lunch on a bench...

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