Davis: hatred, intolerance, intimidation, disrespect have no place at UCA | TheCabin.net
During the University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees meeting Aug . 18, President Houston Davis spoke on the white nationalist rally that recently took place in Charlottesville, Virginia. The rally was led by white supremacists and neo-Nazis and ended in the death of one 32-year-old counter protester. Davis said that through media reports and conversations, most in the community know what occurred during the event and as a new resident of Arkansas, was “very heartened” by the strong statement Gov . Asa Hutchinson released on the issue. In the statement, Gov. Hutchinson said that every generation must “affirm and live American values anew ” and equal opportunity and respect for every race is important “fundamental to what is great” about the country. “The whole concept of white supremacy or neo-nazi dogma must be rejected at every turn,” the statement reads. “After the Charlottesville violence I consistently spoke out against the racism and hatred and violence displaced befor...