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Georgia Southern taking ‘inclusive’ steps
Student protestors demand more diverse faculty, other actions
inclusion
Georgia Southern students Oscar Dominguez, 21, of Athens, left, and Jessaly Chamorro, 19, of Dacula lead an "extinguishing" ceremony on October 18, 2019 in the same grill where other students burned the book of author and guest speaker Jennine Cap— Crucet. About 200 students joined the rally and march to protest the university's response to the book burning and other campus-related incidents perceived by many as racist.
After several white Georgia Southern University students burned copies of a book by a Cuban American author who spoke on campus in October, a larger, diverse group of students protested against racism on campus and presented a list of demands to the administration.
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