Alabama College Disinvites Historian Jon Meacham After Anti-Abortion Protest

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This is shameful. I love listening to Meacham.

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Alabama College Disinvites Historian Jon Meacham After Anti-Abortion Protest

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Published Oct. 30, 2021 12:56PM ET
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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham was invited to speak at Samford University in Alabama on the importance of civil discourse to celebrate the inauguration of the school’s new president. But Meacham has now been disinvited after students at the Southern Baptist institution, incensed that he had appeared at a Planned Parenthood event in Texas, kicked up a fuss.

“Although I am disappointed by the narrative that has combined important conversations about pro-life issues and Mr. Meacham’s planned appearance at Samford, it is vitally important to me that next week’s events unify and draw our community together to celebrate the history and future of Samford University, a place we love and for which we all care deeply,” President Beck Taylor said, according to AL.com. “Unexpectedly, Mr. Meacham’s planned lecture has become a divisive issue, one that takes attention away from our opportunity to celebrate Samford.”

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1. RightWing Cancel culture targeting historians who know stuff

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2. The article title is misleading.

It makes it sound like Meacham attended an anti-abortion rally, that he's anti-choice.

I checked out the original story link & this is their title: Samford disinvites historian Jon Meacham after student anti-abortion protest. Slightly better, but not much.

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3. Well........

What kind of education do you expect kids to get if they keep hanging around ‘smart’ people?

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4. their loss.....morans.....