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Fri Jul 31, 2015, 02:26 PM Jul 2015

Confederate Symbols, Swastikas and Student Sensibilities

By JOSEPH BERGER
JULY 31, 2015

... “Students are often naïve about what that flag means to other people, that others may view it as very aggressive behavior,” Dr. Chang says. “This is why students come to college, to learn that their interpretation of a symbol may not be universally shared by everyone. By the time they leave college, they should understand what the repercussions may be” ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/education/edlife/confederate-symbols-swastikas-and-student-sensibilities.html?_r=0

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