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WATCH: 100s Attended Guilford Human Rights Commissions CRT Forum

The commission hosted the Hon. Angela Robinson to speak on critical race theory in July. An email threat followed, but she came back.

GUILFORD, CT — More than 300 were part of the Guilford Human Rights Committee's critical race theory forum Monday.

The first time the Hon. Angela Robinson, a retired superior court judge and Quinnipiac Law School professor, presented an overview of critical race theory to the commission, the following day, she received an email from an encrypted account, so the person sending it could remain anonymous, that cautioned her about returning to Guilford.

Following that, the Board of Selectmen issued an open letter condemning hate. Read the letter here.

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The email read: "We oppose your speaking at Guilford Human Rights Commision [sic]. Guilford is a community of over 96% Whites, they should be taught to love their race as you expect blacks to do. You should be working to build up your own race, rather than tearing down the culture of other races, this is an anti-White agenda. I expect you will be met with great resistance when you are in Guilford."

But return she did, albeit virtually, to again present a forum on CRT.

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Here's the video recording of the presentation:


The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the North Madison Congregational Church, and the First Congregational Church of Guilford provided funding for the event.

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