Turning Back the Clock, Universities Embrace Segregated Graduations
California Polytechnic State, say, held nine ceremonies beyond the official commencement.

A common refrain about President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan holds that it’s a racist dog whistle baying for the era of Jim Crow laws, yet those who presume canine hearing are deaf to universities trumpeting segregated graduation ceremonies.
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