And in New Haven, Connecticut, an African-American dishwasher has lost his job at Yale University after he intentionally smashed a stained-glass panel that depicted enslaved Africans carrying bales of cotton. Corey Menafee worked at Yale’s residential dorm Calhoun College. He says he used a broomstick to knock the panel to the floor a month ago because the image was “racist [and] very degrading.” He said, “It’s 2016; I shouldn’t have to come to work and see things like that. I just said, 'That thing's coming down today. I’m tired of it.’” Calhoun College is named after former Vice President John C. Calhoun, one of the most prominent pro-slavery figures in history. Students have demanded the building’s name be changed, but Yale has refused to rename the building.
Yale Worker Destroys Racist Stained-Glass Panel: “It’s 2016; I Shouldn’t Have to Come to Work & See Things Like That”
HeadlineJul 13, 2016