Students burn Latina author's book after she discusses white privilege

• Jennine Capó Crucet was discussing My Time Among the Whites
• Georgia Southern University ‘not planning any actions’

When a Latina author discussed white privilege at a public university in Georgia, a group of white students burned copies of her book.

A video of the book-burning went viral, prompting condemnation by PEN America, an advocacy group that promotes free expression.

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so after our FYE book’s author came to my school to talk about it... these people decide to burn her book because “it’s bad and that race is bad to talk about”. white people need to realize that they are the problem and that their privilege is toxic. author is a woman of color. pic.twitter.com/HiX4lGT7Ci

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