Read the Writing on the Sidewalk

Photos by Margaret Brown Vega. Racist allegations materialized on the sidewalks of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. Using orange (one of the school colors) spraypaint and a stencil, an anti-chief agent essentially stamped the landscape of the campus with visual accusations and references to a racist past. This act set in motion subsequent acts: the University sent out maintenance crews to remove the paint, and erase this manifestation of campus conflict.