Making sense of Charlottesville: 海角社区 holds panel about violent actions of white nationalists

海角社区 Constitution Day panel

To mark Constitution Day 2017, faculty members from 海角社区 College of Arts and Sciences took part in an event titled, 鈥淢aking Sense of Charlottesville,鈥 in which they discussed the violent actions of white nationalists in Virginia.

A large crowd attended the panel, which was also streamed live on Facebook. It was moderated by Ali Ahmida, Ph.D., and included Jennifer Tuttle, Ph.D., Robert Alegre, Ph.D., and James Roche, J.D., LL.M. They discussed issues around race, the First Amendment, hate speech and Confederate monuments.

Watch the full discussion on 海角社区鈥檚 Facebook page.   

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