The covering of a statue of George Washington on Miami University’s campus as part of a class project about racism has drawn the attention of a national group spotlighting what it calls political correctness bias at American colleges.
The action on the statue in the rotunda of Miami University’s Alumni Hall with a tarp earlier this fall came at a time when statues of some American historical figures were being vandalized and destroyed in some locations around the country.
Protestors, including Black Lives Matter among other groups, said those monuments were tainted by racism attributed by some to the nation’s past leaders.
A complaint in October from a retired Miami professor and others coincided with the removal of the covering of the statue honoring America’s first president.
Miami officials, however, said the tarp covering was always meant to be temporary as part of the class project and was removed for that reason.
