At George Mason University, by keeping Mason in our name, we keep both lessons of his life active in our own quests to form a more perfect union — and certainly a better university.
To my tremendous pride and satisfaction, this university began balancing Mason’s lore with his actual life experiences years before my tenure as president began. In 2017 — when no one was looking to or expecting anything of us — our faculty and students undertook the work of revealing the full story of Mason by rediscovering the identities of those people he enslaved.
By holding up the reality of George Mason’s experience rather than tossing it away, we can step into the complexity of the deeply uncomfortable truth he represents. As a university, we then debate, discuss, research and teach it, all to better understand George Mason as a man, a slave holder, a founder and an American.
The Enslaved Children of George Mason Memorial project is thus emblematic of the character of the university I now lead.
THINK So now let's change any building with a White name attached to it...to appease the 'Black Lives Matter' agenda...White's are not the only Racists of Color !... ;
THINK Hay que tomar en cuenta que la esclavitud era la forma de 'comercio' y mano de obra por exigencias del momento. Cambiar los nombres a los edificios, plazas, etc., no cambiará el pasado. Por otra parte en África actualmente hay negros esclavizando negros, cuál es la diferencia?
THINK I'd go with George Floyd U. It's time to call out the slavers.
THINK I hope the irony of this isn’t lost on anyone
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