East Tennessee State University unveils powerful new statues honoring the first 5 African American students who helped integrate the campus in the late 1950s.
Pioneers: Eugene Caruthers, Elizabeth Watkins Crawford, George L. Nichols, Mary Luellen Owens Wagner, and Clarence McKinney. Their courage and legacy now stand tall for future generations. The statues, titled “The Path” by sculptor Austen Brantley, were unveiled on October 25, 2025. History remembered and honored. 👏🏾
However, A MAGA racist gotta do what they do...Be a racist.
"It's great that they're honoring those who stood up against racist Democrats who demanded segregation. If only they would fight the same against the party who is doing it again today..."
Selective history, many segregationist officials were Dems in the South. That’s historically true. Context omission: the parties changed after the Civil Rights era & the Southern Strategy realignment. You are less interested in the actual history of the people being honored than in repackaging it for MAGA BS.
It’s exhausting how Black achievement or historic milestones so often get dismissed, rewritten, or reduced to some bad-faith political talking point instead of simply being acknowledged for what they are. people do is dto DEI BS













