With the renewed focus on the Confederate battle flag and what it symbolizes, schools and other public institutions in the South are also taking a look at their history. Do colleges and universities, building a tradition of instilling the highest values, harbor in their past individuals who worked against principles of equality? Do they honor these individuals by naming buildings after them?
Clemson is facing such a debate over the legacy of Benjamin Tillman. Faculty have demanded a building named after him be renamed, particularly in light of the recent calls to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds.