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Hillel Coordinating Council Chair Shai A. Held '94, who organized the recent protest against City University of New York (CUNY) professor Leonard Jeffries, has said that he does not know of any demonstration is planned for this event.
On both February 6 and 7, The Crimson quoted the following material from a speech I prepared to be read at the protest rally outside Leonard Jeffries' speech in Sanders Theater:
"I believe it is crucial for the Leonard Jeffries and David Dukes of the world to freely express themselves."
"Given our continuous denial of the presence of racism and anti-Semitism in our society, I believe it is crucial to permit the Jeffries and David Dukes of this world to openly express their views--and in so doing, confront ourselves with the painful reality of the bigotry present among...
For anyone who was there on Feb. 6, it wasimpossible to imagine that Leonard Jeffries alonewas responsible for the division. Rather, hisvisit merely uncovered the reality of ourdifferent perspectives. Differences morefundamental than those between conservatives andliberals. The reaction to Jeffries showed a basiclack of understanding and communication betweenBlacks and whites...