UVA caves to Black Student Alliance’s demands, removes confederate plaques on campus
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A group of protesters stand in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia for the one month anniversary of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. The group circled around the statue of Thomas Jefferson before covering it with black tarp and listing demands for the university. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP)
The University of Virginia is meeting the demands set by the Black Student Alliance organization to remove plaques honoring the Confederacy.
Last week, the school passed new resolutions to meet three of the ten demands made by the BSA. The group demanded that the school remove the plaques on campus that honor Confederate soldiers. In a unanimous vote, the university removed the plaques on Sunday morning.
The second demand, the group said, asked that UVA declare the Academical Village and lawn a university facility. The university complied and formally recognized the village. By doing so, the grounds will follow the schools open flame policy. This policy prohibits any weapons, explosives, and fireworks on the village.
The third demand met was for the college to acknowledge a $1,000 donation made to the university by the Ku Klux Klan in 1921. The group ordered that the school adjust the donation amount to account for inflation and re-invest that money to a multi-cultural organization. The university agreed to make a donation of $12,500 to the victims of the August 12th violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia between white supremacists and Antifa groups.
The decision to meet these demands were made by the university’s Board of Visitors. The board consists of 17 members that are all appointed to four-year terms by the Governor of Virginia. Of the members currently serving on the board, 12 have been appointed by Democrat Gov. Terry McAuliffe and five were nominated by former Republican Governor Bob McDonnell.
The votes were made just days after a group of Black Lives Matter protesters defaced the Thomas Jefferson statue on campus. The group of demonstrators demanded that the university follow the BSA’s orders. So far, the school has met their top three demands.
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