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Yale University Cafeteria Worker ‘Resigns’ After Smashing Historic Stained-Glass Window He Found ‘Racist’

Pardes Seleh

A black cafeteria worker at Yale University resigned after shattering a historic stained glass window in the school’s Calhoun College residence hall.

The hall, named after slavery advocate John C. Calhoun, features a stained glass design with two slaves carrying bales of cotton. Yale students have long been protesting the slavery-themed art forms at the university and controversy became more heated in April, when Yale President Peter Salovey announced the school will be keeping the Calhoun dorm’s name as part of an obligation to address the “legacy of slavery” rather than ignoring it.

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