TO THE EDITOR:
As part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, I felt very fortunate to be able to hear Angela Davis give the lecture “Racism, Militarism, Poverty: From Ferguson to Palestine” on Jan. 19, hosted by UNC’s Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and the Carolina Union Activities Board.
Davis cited examples of racism, poverty and militarism throughout the world and challenged the audience to see the parallels and to change the conditions. She cited the similar conditions in Ferguson, Mo. and Palestine. She used the term genocidal colonization to describe United States’ treatment of Native Americans and the treatment of Palestinians.
I am troubled Davis mentioned that UNC apparently did not like the title of her talk, displayed on a screen behind her as she spoke. I wondered why I was unable to find a title in announcements made by UNC.
The writer did not note the “Racism, Militarism, Poverty: From Ferguson to Palestine” in her piece in the Jan. 20 edition of The Daily Tar Heel.
Outside Memorial Hall, two people had distributed announcements of an upcoming speaker, founder of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel, to talk on “Dr. Martin Luther King’s Pro-Israel Legacy and the True Social Justice Issues of the Middle East.”
I hope the audience understood Angela Davis.
Margaret Misch
Carrboro
