Why do some Harvard students believe Betsy DeVos is a white supremacist?

As Education Secretary Betsy DeVos departed her lecture at Harvard’s Institute of Politics last Thursday, student protesters chanted, “What does white supremacy look like? That’s what white supremacy looks like,” pointing right in the secretary’s direction.

It’s likely these activists believe Devos’ support for school choice programs disadvantages students of color. Proponents of those programs, many of whom happen to be minorities, would point at data that proves otherwise. But even if those advocates are wrong, does their support for school choice amount to white supremacy?