The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Source: Fox News
Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:25 PM
UT Chancellor Decries Racist Painting On "The Rock" By Racial Separatist Group
Davenport called out the group's beliefs as, "racial segregation, prejudice, bigotry, and exclusion." In a letter to the Volunteer community, the Chancellor said, "I know many of you have been offended by their presence on our campus and what they have written on our Rock. Please know I share your sentiments entirely."
In the post, the Chancellor urged students to condemn wrongdoings and say something or repaint the Rock if there appears to be a hateful or hurtful message.
Davenport ended her letter by saying, "We will not stand by and let those words and symbols define us. We will be defined by our stance against words, actions, and deeds that demean, threaten, divide, and harm our campus community."
