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Friend, Sounds Like Hate is back. Our acclaimed podcast returns today with “Wake-Up Call: Part I,” a dispatch from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, where a growing movement of students and alumni are demanding the removal of monuments that glorify the Confederacy and the legacy of slavery. VMI was founded before the Civil War and remains very much embedded in Southern military tradition – which, for many years, included an unquestioning respect for the Confederacy. Until recently, VMI required its recruits to reenact a Confederate battle, despite the fierce objections of students of color. And these students say that was just the start of the racism they endured throughout their time at the school. But in the spring of 2020, a racial reckoning came to VMI after some students and alumni began to air their frustrations and demand change. In this episode of Sounds Like Hate, you’ll hear from those students and alumni. You’ll also discover how they exposed the racism and false historical narratives plaguing an institution that prides itself on producing future leaders. The issues playing out at this state school are intimately tied to Virginia politics and have implications for how our country grapples with the legacy of slavery. You can listen and subscribe to Sounds Like Hate wherever you get your podcasts or at SoundsLikeHate.org. Thank you for listening! In solidarity, Your friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center
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