Justin Salisbury: The next step after bans: Recapture that racist apparel – VTDigger
This commentary is by Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury of Burlington, Mi’kmaq and Passamaquoddy Indian, a graduate student in education at the University of Vermont. He has worked as a design laboratory assistant, economic research fellow, therapist, legislative aide, and teacher.
Vermont recently joined other states in banning racist mascots and likenesses. While these bans are important, the effect of the ol…….