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This map seeks to highlight instances of injustice, hostility, and violence toward LGBTQ+ individuals. While the South prides itself on its warm and welcoming atmosphere, I seek to illuminate how the LGBTQ community have come to feel shame about their orientations.

This map is a way to chronicle the work of students, faculty, and staff to create a safer and more inclusive place to work and study on the University of Alabama’s campus. The Deep South and even the University of Alabama in particular are hostile and potentially deadly places for members of the LGBTQ+ community. …

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The enslavement of African Americans played a prominent role in the University’s history before the outbreak of the Civil War. The violence and marginalization of enslaved persons is evidenced by the spaces they must occupy. Given the lack of basic human rights for enslaved persons and the undisciplined nature of young, privileged male students, violence …

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