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The Golden Cross and the Golden Eagle | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

Content warning: This article includes discussions of racism, white supremacy and homophobia. When I was sitting in UNILWYL 1156: Queer Identities and Beyond, last semester, I was shocked to hear the words “Cornell Plantations” and learn about its history. At first, I thought it was one of those scenarios that was made up just to educate […]

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This staff editorial solely represents the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board. You’ve seen the image by now (if not, scroll up). Members of the Harvard branch of the Ku Klux Klan pose, in full regalia, for a 1924 graduation photo huddled around our campus’s most renowned landmark: the John Harvard Statue. Slacks and dress shoes poke out from their robes. One Harvard Klansman cheekily straddles John Harvard and turns his head to the camera. The group looks defiantly calm — almost as if they’d already guessed our University’s then lax stance towards their ideo...