Greg Highland

“There were cotton balls scattered outside the black cultural center at the University of Missouri-Columbia” (Expressions on Hate Surge on Campuses, Tim Barker).

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“There have been racial slurs and a threat of lynching at St. Louis University” (Expressions on Hate Surge on Campuses, Tim Barker).

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“In some ways, racial or hate-driven episodes can push a campus closer together. At SLU, for example, students and administrators have rallied in support of the targeted groups with town hall meetings, gatherings, diversity forums and a "We Are All Billikens" campaign, asking students to sign a diversity pledge and wear a wristband” (Expressions on Hate Surge on Campuses, Tim Barker).

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"We Are All Billikens"

Diversity

Diversidad

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. . . . “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries sheWith silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!“

an excerpt from “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus

tired pooryearning to breathe free

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The full version can be found at <http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/syndrome-grocery-clerk-

scenario/story?id=10648284>

“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me … All I ask is that you respect me as a human being” - Jackie Robinson

And America is becoming closer to this goal one day at a time

The tolerance is there,its just sometimes hidden through intolerable acts

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Information obtained from:- Stltoday.com- abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDoSongs were:- Imagine by John Lennon- Short People by Randy Newman

By Greg Highland