Bob CollinsThere is no place in America where people are safe from the racists among us.
Ronald Sullivan knows that. The Harvard law professor who is one of the nation’s foremost experts on criminal law was nonetheless surprised today when he walked into the offices of the Harvard Law School and found all of the pictures of professors of color defaced.
This is my portrait at the Harvard Law School. All faculty of color woke up to the same thing this morning. pic.twitter.com/T0HLbBYt6Y
— Ronald S. Sullivan (@ProfRonSullivan) November 19, 2015
The vandalism came in the wake of a protest on campus against alleged discrimination and racism.
Following student protests, someone covered the portraits of black professors at Harvard Law School #BlackOnCampus pic.twitter.com/3Pxuyuo31o
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) November 19, 2015
Hours later, other students removed the tape and replaced it with love notes.
I love my HLS students! They've replaced the act of defacement with "love notes" to all the black faculty. pic.twitter.com/6LLHEbY9bA
— Ronald S. Sullivan (@ProfRonSullivan) November 19, 2015
Students have added post-its with positive notes about the faculty members whose portraits were defaced. pic.twitter.com/m026DVs4DD
— Kendra Albert (@KendraSerra) November 19, 2015
