Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Historic Catholic Bell Removed from UC Santa Cruz After Being Deemed a ‘Racist’ Symbol

Via Cousin John

 

“in support of efforts to be more inclusive”

History is being removed from view, little by little. It’s death by a million paper cuts.

 

A university in California removed a historical symbol from its campus Friday in an effort to be “more inclusive” after a years-long campaign by Native American community members argued the marker highlighted a period of racism in the state.

The El Camino Real Bell was removed from the University of California Santa Cruz after administrators had several discussions with members of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and other community members who felt that the bell marker glorified a period of time when Spanish missionaries dehumanized their ancestors and culture and enslaved those who converted to Christianity.

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