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Remember When Eastern Michigan University Erupted In Protest Over Racist Graffiti? It Was A Hoax.

Amanda Prestigiacomo

In September, Eastern Michigan University erupted in protests after racist graffiti — red, white, and blue spray-painted “KKK” and “leave n*****s” — was discovered on school property on three different occasions.

According to university police, the racist incidents appear to have been a hoax, allegedly perpetrated by a 29-year-old black man named Eddie Curlin.

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