Renowned Princeton University deletes Woodrow Wilson from the name of its policy science training institute. The University is disavowing the 28th President of the United States for his “racist thinking.”
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Of Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is now called the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, the board of directors has decided. His “racist mindset and policy make him an unwanted namesake,” the board of the University of New Jersey reported on Saturday.
Wilson headed the university from 1902 to 1910, then became the Democratic Governor of New Jersey State and was U.S. President from March 1913 to March 1921. In 1917, during his presidency, he decided that the US should join the Allied side during World War I.
“Wilson’s racism was pronounced and consistent, even for the customs of his time,” Princeton Presidential President Christopher L. Eisgruber said in a statement. “He reintroduced racial segregation to government agencies after they had been racially integrated for decades. As a result, America was thrown back into its struggle for equality. He not only agreed to this, but contributed to the persistent habit of racism in this country, a practice that is harming us to this day. “
Princeton didn’t honor Wilson for his racism, but that didn’t stop the university from making the decision, Eisgruber said. But that’s the problem in the end. Princeton is part of an America that too often underestimates, ignores or forgives racism. ” In 2016, despite student protests, the university rejected a name change from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Woodrow Wilson, on the other hand, is also known as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919. He was awarded the prize for his contribution to the end of the Great War and the founding of the League of Nations, the predecessor of the United Nations (UN).
Since the death of black American George Floyd in an arrest, the debate about racism and police brutality has been raging in the US. Many institutions and companies have already changed names.
In the southern state of Mississippi, parliament is discussing changes to the state’s flag. The flag also contains the image of the Confederate Flag. The southern states fought to preserve slavery during the American Civil War. Governor Tate Reeves said on Saturday that if the law is voted, he will sign it. The Republican has so far opposed an adjustment of the flag.
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