In what is sure to be one of this year’s landmark events, the panel “The Flag: Navigating Southern Identity, Race and Symbolism” set a new tone around campus climate, privilege and racism at Wake Forest.
The panel took place Wednesday, Sept. 2 at Wait Chapel. The doors opened at 5:30 and the panel began at 6:00. With nearly 200 students electronically signed up, Wait Chapel filled to roughly 1000 attendees, leaving nothing but standing room on the chapel floor.
The panel, moderated by Melissa Harris-Perry, was comprised of a number of big names in South Carolina politics and the #BlackLivesMatter campaign.