2019-11-26 University of Tennessee (Martin) - Given True Education

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UT Martin chancellor 'disappointed and disgusted' by racist flyers found on campus

Leanne Fuller
Nov 26, 2019 Updated 4 hrs ago

MARTIN, TN — In a letter to the campus community, the chancellor of a university in the Local 6 area said he is "disappointed and disgusted" after flyers promoting a racist group were found on vehicles on campus.

In an email to students and others, University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Keith Carver said the university "discovered disturbing, racist literature that has been placed on numerous vehicles on the University of Tennessee at Martin campus. I am very disappointed and disgusted in the message that the flyers conveys."

UT Martin spokesman Bud Grimes says someone placed 36 flyers promoting the Church of Creativity, also known as Creativity Alliance, on the windshields of cars parked on campus. The flyers were found early Tuesday morning.

The Church of Creativity is a white supremacist, anti-Semitic, anti-Christian group. Earlier this year, flyers promoting the group were found on the campuses of other colleges in the Local 6 area: Murray State University in Kentucky, John A. Logan College in Illinois, and Southeastern Illinois College.

In full, Carver's letter reads:

Campus Community,

Earlier this morning we discovered disturbing, racist literature that has been placed on numerous vehicles on the University of Tennessee at Martin campus. I am very disappointed and disgusted in the message that the flyers conveys.

Goal 3 of UT Martin’s Strategic Plan provides for “a campus that is open, accessible and welcoming to all.” This literature is not reflective of the core values that we hold so dear on our campus.
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In no uncertain terms, UT Martin condemns hate in any form, and I have instructed university personnel to remove the fliers immediately. Hatred directed to anyone at UT Martin is hatred directed at us all, and these actions will not be tolerated.

Keith Carver,

Chancellor

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UT Martin chancellor addresses hate group fliers on campus

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MARTIN, TN — The University of Tennessee at Martin leaders say they condemn hate in any form after a white supremacy group put fliers on cars on campus this week.

Now, the school is taking action with the help of students.

UT Martin senior J.C. Fogg says he was angry and disappointed, but not surprised, when he found out about the fliers.

"A lot of people believe 'We're in 2019, almost 2020; racism doesn't really exist anymore, or may not be as strong as it was before,' but it is still pretty strong," Fogg says.

He says he is often the only black student in his classes.

"It is something that kind of weighs on me, being the only black student at class, and then when I work in group projects I'm, like I said, the only black student in that group project," Fogg says. "And now I'm dealing with even more feeling and alone and excluded."

The university says it is is handling this head on. Monday, students will get the chance to sit down with UT Martin's chancellor, and talk about all their concerns.

The university released a statement saying, in part: "This literature is not reflective of the core values we hold so dear on our campus," and "UT Martin condemns hate in any form."

Chancellor Keith Carver says he looks forward to talking through this with students.

"Let's get together and talk about — OK let's talk about what happened, but what can we do to move forward," Carver says. "And how can we use this as a learning experience and have a dialogue to talk more about societal issues."

Fogg says he understands the chancellor is doing his best and hopes the school can grow from this.

Similar fliers have previously been found at other local campuses, including Murray State University in Kentucky and John A. Logan Community College in Southern Illinois.