Nation IN BRIEF : MARYLAND : Protesters Disrupt Genetics Conference
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A controversial conference on genetics and crime sponsored by the University of Maryland was disrupted by demonstrators who charged that the event smacked of racism. As the meeting got under way in Queenstown, the demonstrators, who had come in vans, burst into the conference room, waving red flags and chanting: “Maryland conference, you can’t hide. We know you’re practicing genocide,” and, “Jobs yes, racism no. Genetics conference has to go.” The conference resumed after the hourlong protest.
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