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UVa president condemns Black Lives Matter attack on Jefferson statue

By Paul Bedard
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UVa president condemns Black Lives Matter attack on Jefferson statue

The president of the University of Virginia has condemned students and activists who wrapped a statue of the school’s founder, former President Thomas Jefferson, in a shroud and decorated it with “Black Lives Matter” posters.

In letters and emails, Teresa A. Sullivan also defended Jefferson and noted previous and current efforts to account for his slave ownership.

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