Word: madrasis
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Dates: during 1954-1954
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Urge to Defend. As a Negro ("dozens of Indians told me that I was 'one of them' because I looked like a Madrasi . . ."), Professor Redding could penetrate layers of Indian life that are closed to white men. It was his job to speak up for America, and he did so; but India's universities made him suffer for it. Because of his color, he was urged to heap abuse on all white men, and particularly on white Americans. When he spoke, instead, of improving race relations in the U.S., his hot-eyed young listeners denounced...
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