David Puddy just sent highwayman to the ER for a junk MRI
quote:Yes. And Simkins helped found the Klan in the 1870s (not that it was a noble organization then, either). Again, the point: they didn't name a building after him because he founded the KKK and happened to be a law professor, but rather he was a law professor who happened to be a founding member of the KKK.
But the dorm was named after Simkins in the 1950s. That was the buildup that lead to the Civil Rights Movement. The klan was pretty much what it is today. It was totally different than 1870
quote:Why? You think I'm fooling around on this board because I think at some point a big group of aggies is going to say "hey there, Five1Two, you made a good point, and have totally changed my point of view?"
This thread is an IED to all sips. They post something and it blows up in their faces. I would recommend all klanhorns just avoid this one for good.
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You have a building named after a man that openly endorsed the lynching of blacks...what exactly is the difference?
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You have a building named after a man that openly endorsed the lynching of blacks...what exactly is the difference?
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You have a building named after a man that openly endorsed the lynching of blacks...what exactly is the difference?
http://www.tamu.edu/gaines/sb276.html
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Did you even bother to read the article you posted?
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Robert E. Lee Moore's status in the histoy and education of mathematics in the United states is very important. At one time, his method of teaching was thought to be the very best. In 1929 he was colloquium speaker at the AMS. In 1937 & 1938, he was President of the American Mathematical Society. Moore was an editor of the Colloquium Publications from 1929 to 1936, being editor-in-chief from 1930 to 1933. Moore taught at the University Texas-Austin until he was 86 years old, and he wished to carry on teaching but the University authorities forced him to retire. In the picture below he is aged 87 and still in his office in Austin, Texas.
The Mathematics-Physics Hall at UT-Austin was named after him and when he died, there was a laudatory article in the Math Monthly, a publication of the Mathematical Association of America. However, many preferred to hide his low side so as not to tarnish his memory. To ignore his staure as a proponent of scientific racism. For African Americans passing through Mathematics at Texas, there was only a tarnished memory and I hope to tell what is partially known of that story.
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I took a bunch of class in RLM. Nice building.
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Accomplishments: Jester was known as a states'-rights governor, opposing federal civil rights legislation and the integration of the University of Texas.
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This thread is being debated, either people reeeeeeeeeealllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy care or it's just something to do to pass the time in the off-season. Me thinks it something to do to pass the time.....
Carry on...