Descendants of a University of Richmond donor are continuing to demand $3.6 billion in restitution from the institution for stripping their ancestor’s name from its law school.
And they have launched a website to fight the university’s “woke” ideology.
The website URwoke.net and its accompanying foundation were launched earlier this month by the family of T.C. Williams, who donated to the university’s law school in the mid-1800s.
It was the family’s latest move in an ongoing public battle with the university after The Epoch Times reported the story in February.
Attorney Robert Smith launched a new website and foundation in April 2023, in an ongoing battle with the University of Richmond for removing his ancestor’s name from the law school because he reportedly owned slaves. (Courtesy of Robert Smith)
Last year, the institution removed the Williams name from its law school, citing student complaints that he owned slaves more than 175 years ago….