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Graffiti illustrates two different Madisons

Letter to the editor: The responses of faculty in support of McDonald reveal we inhabit different planets — or different Madisons. Through #TheRealUW campaign, the Race to Equity report, and other narratives of racial inequality in Madison, it is clear people of color experience the city differently than their white counterparts. McDonald’s messages reflect these experiences, as well as the frustrations of living under a university structure that has done little to protect and support its students of color.