On behalf of the Wisconsin Black Student Union at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, we stand in solidarity with the black student body at the University of Missouri.
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love and protect one another. We have nothing to lose but our chains,” -Assata Shakur.
The Wisconsin Black Student Union and the Black Badger community at the University of Wisconsin-Madison stands in solidarity with the Black Student Body at the University of Missouri against the racial discrimination and domestic terrorism that is taking place on your campus. Your cries for help have been heard, your strength for dealing with this situation has been noticed, and you are not alone. We are crying with you, we are healing with you, we love and care for you all. You are not alone. We as black students at UW-Madison have also experienced
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There has been several instances on campus through the history of black student life that has questioned your ability to value our presence.
In 1988, the Black Student Union organized a “Day of Outrage Against Racism” that gathered 275 students to protest against racism on Bascom Hill, in response to actions by the fraternity Zeta Beta Tau as they staged a mock slave auction and made pledges blacken their faces and wear Afro wigs.
In 2011, there was a mock lynching on Langdon Street. University officials were notified of a life-sized black Spiderman doll that was hung by the neck from the balcony of an apartment building, which depicted lynching. Students organized a rally on Langdon to address that UW has not gone far enough to discipline the students