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Doane University
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Doane University punishes librarian who displayed historical blackface photos
June 10, 2019
In April 2019, Doane University investigated and suspended faculty librarian Melissa Gomis for curating a historical photo display, entitled “Parties of the Past,” consisting of photos selected from the university’s archival collection. Two of the photos showed Doane students wearing blackface at a 1926 masquerade party. During the investigation, Doane President Jacque Carter sent a… Read more
Doane University tries to hide historical blackface photos, punishes librarian who displayed them
June 10, 2019
Doane punished librarian for displaying university’s own historical photos because they included blackface photos from the ‘20s FIRE and NCAC wrote to remind Doane they promise academic freedom Doane said it “does not and will not comment on internal employee issues” despite commenting extensively to the press CRETE, Neb., June 10, 2019 — Can Doane… Read more
Librarian chose not to censor Doane University’s past, so they censored her
May 21, 2019
FIRE and the National Coalition Against Censorship have sent a joint letter to Nebraska’s Doane University objecting to its investigation and suspension of a faculty librarian who curated a photo display of the history of social events at the school, which included photos from university archives showing Doane students from the 1920s who appeared to… Read more
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