I have to be honest
Ampersand at Alas, A Blog is one of the more fair-minded folks I know of. So it doesn't surprise me that he's not thrilled about this story.
Me? Let's say I have mixed feelings. Seriously, what does it mean to "[seek] the independance of Southern people"? Isn't that advocating treason?
North Greenville professor says beliefs cost him jobGREENVILLE, S.C.-- A former North Greenville College art professor has sued the school, saying he was fired because he belongs to an organization that seeks the independence of Southern people.
…Goldsmith claims art department chairman Jim Craft told him on June 20 that he could no longer work at the college because he was a member of the League of the South.
…The League of the South seeks to "advance the cultural, social, economic and political well-being and independence of the Southern people by all honourable means," according to its Web site. It has been labeled a neo-Confederate hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The designation is unfair and has caused "employment problems" for a number of its members, according to one of the League's founders, University of South Carolina history professor Clyde Wilson.
"The league has repudiated violence and racism, and all of its activities have been peaceful and open to public scrutiny," Wilson said.
posted by Prometheus 6 at 7/30/2003 11:52:31 PM |
Posted by P6 at July 30, 2003 11:52 PM
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