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UC Berkeley Law School De-Names Itself ‘To Confront Racist Symbols’

Eric Quintanar
UC Berkeley Law School De-Names Itself ‘To Confront Racist Symbols’
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One of the most prestigious public law schools in the country has removed its own name after the Building Name Review Committee discovered an original donor for the law school’s building expressed racist sentiments back in the late 1800’s. 

According to the Associated Press, the Building Renaming Committee was formed several years ago after Charles Reichman, a law professor at the university, published a speech revealing that John Boalt, the attorney for whom the law school was named, was racist toward Chinese people. 

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