University of Virginia changes its athletics logo for the second time in two months after accidentally including reference to school’s slavery past in April redesign – By Ralph R. Ortega (Daily Mail) / June 20 2020
- The University of Virginia changed its athletics logo after that last one which debuted about two months ago had connotations to slavery on campus
- A new logo introduced Tuesday lacks the curls added to the handles of the sabers which have come to represent the school’s Cavaliers athletics
- The school’s athletics director Carla Williams says she did not realize at the time the previous logo had a ‘negative connotation’ to the school’s past links to slaves
- The curls recall the serpentine walls that the school used going back to the 1820s to mask slaves that lived and worked there, drawing criticism
- The walls have since come down because of space issues, but shorter ones erected in the 1950s remain on campus
- Anyone who purchased university clothing with the old logo is being offered exchanges by the school
The University of Virginia changed its athletics logo for the second time in less that two months after realizing that the last version had connotations to the school’s slavery past.
A new logo unveiled this week lacks the curls added to the handles of the sabers which have come to represent the school’s Cavaliers athletics department. The sabers now have smooth handles.
The Charlottesville school’s athletics director Carla Williams says she did not realize at the time the previous logo was introduced on April 24 that it had a ‘negative connotation’ to slavery.
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