{"id":11414,"date":"2018-12-25T15:07:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T19:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=11414"},"modified":"2018-12-26T11:06:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T15:06:55","slug":"university-of-ghana-removed-a-statue-of-the-indian-independence-leader-mahatma-gandhi-because-it-was-racist-toward-black-africans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/university-of-ghana-removed-a-statue-of-the-indian-independence-leader-mahatma-gandhi-because-it-was-racist-toward-black-africans\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Ghana removed a statue of the Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi because it was racist toward black Africans (???)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IWFQtAejmfM\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Ghana\">University of Ghana<\/a> has removed a statue of the Indian independence leader <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahatma_Gandhi\">Mahatma Gandhi<\/a>, citing complaints from faculty and students that he was racist toward black Africans. The statue was donated to the university in 2016 by the Indian government, prompting critics to create the hashtag <em>#GandhiMustFall<\/em> to draw attention to derogatory statements the young Gandhi had written while living in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-mahatma-gandhi-statue-ghana-university-removed-lucas-daniel-smith-was-obama-born-in-kenya-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"2018-mahatma-gandhi-statue-ghana-university-removed-lucas-daniel-smith-was-obama-born-in-kenya\" class=\"wp-image-11418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-mahatma-gandhi-statue-ghana-university-removed-lucas-daniel-smith-was-obama-born-in-kenya-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-mahatma-gandhi-statue-ghana-university-removed-lucas-daniel-smith-was-obama-born-in-kenya-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-mahatma-gandhi-statue-ghana-university-removed-lucas-daniel-smith-was-obama-born-in-kenya-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-mahatma-gandhi-statue-ghana-university-removed-lucas-daniel-smith-was-obama-born-in-kenya.jpg 1225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Gandhi statue at the University of Ghana<br>image credit: Christian Thompson (Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Please exercise your free speech in the  comments section below. There are no stipulations of political  correctness on this blog. Speak your mind, give us your thoughts, both  objective and subjective. Share your ideas, hunches, inklings or your  expertise. Please provide recommendation and corrections if you spot  errors in fact within the blog report. Lastly, remember that posting a  comment is much like casting a vote, so please do so.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Ghana has removed a statue of the Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, citing complaints from faculty and students that he was racist toward black Africans. 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