N.J. College Stunned at Professor's Views

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Monday May 16, 2005 3:16 PM


By GEOFF MULVIHILL

Associated Press Writer

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) - Jordan Ingram always thought his history professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University was a little quirky. Jacques Pluss certainly had an unusual style, Ingram recalled. But Ingram, who is black, never thought his professor was a racist - until after Pluss was fired.

Pluss said he was dismissed in March because university officials learned of his involvement in the National Socialist Movement, which bills itself ``America's Nazi Party.'' School officials said he was let go for missing too many classes.

The 51-year-old professor bristles when he is called a white supremacist or racist.

``The world is made up of different cultures, all of which have a place, all of which have a direction and all of which should have a say in determining their own futures,'' he said.

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