Word: separatist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...separatist tendencies of this letter are truly appalling. They state, "We condemn as racist any white who would dare judge the decisions of Blacks regarding the inclusion or ostracism of anyone from our community." First, I am hopeful that a decision taken by Louis Farrakhan does not represent the vast majority of American Blacks, especially in light of his most hateful statement to date, calling Adolf Hitler a "great man." Secondly, it is certainly the right and even the obligation of any American to comment on wrongful actions towards any other American, such as the ostracism of Milton Coleman...
Because approximately 98 percent of the faculty and 80 percent of the students are not of the majority separatism cannot exist, said Senior Admissions Officer David E. Evans "Where could a person go if he is separatist. It is not even near to being a realistic phenomenon...
...libertarian, he also proved willing to use force if reason failed. In 1970 Trudeau became the first Prime Minister in history to invoke Canada's War Measures Act in peacetime, sending the army into the streets of Montreal and Quebec City to deal with terrorist kidnapings by the separatist Front de Libération du Québec By 1975 Trudeau's reputation as a powerful leader had dimmed. In the 1979 election his Liberals lost to the Conservatives; six months later he announced that he was stepping down as Liberal leader, declaring that...
...meetings at Hillel, and gatherings for international students to be listed on the official calendar at the Dean's discretion. This policy was contrary to the FDO's past stand on minority concerns, which before 1981 amounted to direct sponsorship of events for minority students. Labeling the events as "separatist" and unconducive to the unity which Freshman Week is designed to foster among classmates, the FDO has now left the sponsorship of minority orientation events entirely up to students...
...recent decision, which came in a vote of the College Life committee, answered the immediate question of Freshman Week listings, it did not confront the underlying controversy--the College's contention that the minority orientation events are "separatist" and its near-paranoid fear of such divisions. In the past, the Freshman Dean's office not only publicized, but also helped sponsor the minority activities. In 1981, however, Dean of Freshmen Henry C. Moses announced his decision to withdraw supports for the events, claiming they created a "double track" for minority freshmen that separated them from their classmates...