At Princeton, black students demand segregation

Organized by the Black Justice League, students at elite Princeton University protested at Nassau Hall to demand immediate changes by academic administration. Staging a sit-down at Nassau Hall, they refused to leave until their demands are met. They also had a meeting with Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber.

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Like actions staged by groups such as Black Lives Matter, the Black Justice League on the Princeton campus condemned what they describe as racial discrimination and a lack of diversity. When confronted by Black Lives Matter protesters at rival Yale University, protesters have managed to extract a promise from academic administrators there for an investment of $50 million to be spent on a campus office promoting diversity, and on required re-education for faculty and staff on diversity. In a letter to Princeton’s president Eisgruber, the Black Justice League declared that the university is accountable for improving "the social and academic experiences of its black students at Princeton." The missive made three specific demands. The students demand that Princeton University must acknowledge the "racist legacy of Woodrow Wilson and how he impacted campus policy and culture," and cited Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs that was named in his honor. Wilson was both a president of the United States and Princeton University and, according to the group, was known to support racial segregation. They want his name removed from the school and his mural blotted out at a student cafeteria. More...

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