The Nation - News from Feb. 19, 1987
The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., where a black cadet was hazed by whites last fall, has achieved much in race relations but insensitivity remains a problem, according to results of an internal investigation. The report concluded that almost all black cadets object to the playing of “Dixie” and the waving of the Confederate flag at football games, while white cadets are split on the issue. Five white cadets wearing sheets and towels entered the room of a black cadet in October, spoke obscenities and left a charred paper cross behind.
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