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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"University of Alabama's Top Donor Pushes Boycott Over Abortion Law"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/university-of-alabamas-top-donor-hugh-culverhouse-pushes-boycott-over-abortion-law"Hugh Culverhouse Jr., an attorney and philanthropist, donated $21.5 million last year to UA, which named its law school after him.
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But Culverhousethe son of the late Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner who shared his nameraised hackles this week when he called on students to boycott enrollment over the new law.
I cannot stand by silently and allow my name to be associated with a state educational system that teaches students law that clearly conflicts with the United States Constitution and Federal law, and which promotes blatant discrimination, he said in a statement."
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"University of Alabama's Top Donor Pushes Boycott Over Abortion Law" (Original Post)
Dawson Leery
May 2019
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ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)2. Kick
And HOLY CRAP! That is a strong statement!
DeminPennswoods
(15,265 posts)3. If the nation's best high school football players
would also refuse to enroll at Alabama, that would be a real blow.
SCantiGOP
(13,865 posts)4. Yep, Alabama wants a University
that the football team can be proud of.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)5. If there are enough normal Americans in Alabama,
they need to clean house in the State house in the next election cycle.
Hekate
(90,556 posts)6. Wow! Good for him. Nt