A World War 2 memorial at the University of Rhode Island due to the lack of diversity on it.
CBS 12:
A mural painted nearly 70 years ago at the University of Rhode Island is set to be taken down after staff said students complained about a lack of diversity in the picture.
1954 was the dedication of “The Memorial Union†at the University of Rhode Island.
When veterans returned from World War II and enrolled at URI, they and other community members raised money in memory of those who lost their lives in the war.
Here was the reasoning:
“It really depicts a snapshot in time of the university’s history, important history, showing a person returning back to campus from World War II and other historical moments,†said Vice President of Student Affairs, Kathy Collins. “We’ve made a really difficult decision as we aim for the university’s future and we think about who are our students today, and who are our students going to be tomorrow.â€
Collins said she’s been working for URI for the last four years and has received complaints from students.
“I have received complaints about the murals that portray a very homogeneous population predominately the persons painted and depicted on the wall are predominantly white and that does not represent who our institution is today,†said Collins. “Some of our students have even shared with us they didn’t feel comfortable sitting in that space.â€
This is what we have come to. The left in this country has gone full racist. They no longer care about what someone does. They only care about the color of someone’s skin.
We honor these heroes not because they are white but because they did great things. We honor them because they are heroes. Anyone pushing to have this mural taken down should be ashamed of themselves.
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