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Renaming Buildings and Removing Mascots Doesn’t Cure Racism

History Lesson

Should ‘Lord Jeff’ be removed as Amherst’s unofficial mascot because of his racism? Does the vogue for eradicating and renaming mascots and buildings really educate us?

Emily Shire

Published Nov. 2 2015 7:45PM EST

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Emily Shire

Emily Shire

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