On 8 May 2017, the American Conservative blog posted a story under the headline “When Is It OK to Kill Whites?” reporting that Texas A&M philosophy professor Tommy Curry had said that in order for African-Americans to gain equality, “some white people might have to die.”
The story was accompanied by a recording of a podcast Curry spoke on in 2012:
Tommy Curry is an associate professor at Texas A&M. He is black, and specializes in Critical Race Theory. Prof. Curry does not limit his teaching to the classroom. He has a strong presence on YouTube.
In this brief interview, he discusses when it is appropriate to kill white people:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzzzUhknV_o]“In order to be equal, in order to be liberated, some white people might have to die,” he says.
Aside from incorrectly identifying Curry as an “associate professor” (he is a full professor), the article presented Curry’s remark out of context, failing to mention that he was discussing the historical role…
