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‘White People Are Fragile,’ Says High School Student Activist

June 4, 2017

The student at South Burlington High School in Vermont is leading the charge against the school’s Rebels nickname, which has become a major political conflict in the city of about 19,000 people. Opponents of changing the nickname are circulating a photo of the student, who is black, giving a presentation in class last year on the psychological concept of “white fragility.”