{"id":47057,"date":"2020-09-03T16:32:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T16:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/03\/west-point-superintendent-says-hes-taking-action-on-racism-highlighted-by-nine-recent-cadets\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:48:28","slug":"west-point-superintendent-says-hes-taking-action-on-racism-highlighted-by-nine-recent-cadets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/09\/03\/west-point-superintendent-says-hes-taking-action-on-racism-highlighted-by-nine-recent-cadets\/","title":{"rendered":"West Point superintendent says he\u2019s taking action on racism highlighted by nine recent cadets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West Point\u2019s superintendent said he will take action regarding a <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.militarytimes.com\/assets\/pdfs\/1594132558.pdf\">40-page policy proposal<\/a> on racism at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/08\/17\/2-us-lawmakers-from-ny-rename-lee-barracks-at-west-point\/\">U.S. Military Academy<\/a> in New York after an investigation completes in the early fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The policy proposal was written by nine recent graduates and sent to his office in late June. It included testimony from cadets who said they endured racial slurs and racially based harassment that wasn\u2019t properly investigated when reported to those in their chains of command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After receiving the document, West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams directed his inspector general\u2019s office to begin a formal investigation into the allegations raised by the former cadets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s very important we\u2019re looking at this, and I welcome the feedback,\u201d Williams said at an Association of the U.S. Army event Wednesday. \u201cOftentimes, we don\u2019t stop and take time to listen. But it\u2019s incumbent on leadership, once we\u2019ve listened, that we take action. So we look forward to taking action. We\u2019re taking action now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/07\/07\/as-nine-alumni-highlight-racism-at-west-point-the-academys-ig-starts-review-of-all-matters-involving-race\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20155536011008.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">As nine alumni highlight racism at West Point, the academy\u2019s IG starts review of \u2018all matters involving race\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A West Point official said the inspector general\u2019s review \u201cwill be all-encompassing.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Williams did not discuss in detail what actions would be forthcoming, saying the ongoing nature of the investigation precludes him from doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s an investigation, so I have to be careful about commenting, but we have taken that on and we\u2019re looking at it in a very deliberate way,\u201d he added. \u201cWhat I will tell you is, it\u2019s an opportunity to review how we\u2019re doing business here at West Point.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An academy spokesman previously said that the investigation would look at the cadet honor code and how it\u2019s being enforced, as well as the academy\u2019s educational programs and campus monuments, some of which still honor Confederate military leaders who had connections to the academy before the Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past year, West Point has been staging \u201cHonorable Living Days,\u201d during which classes are cancelled and cadets and faculty come together to discuss social issues. Another one is taking place in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve had a series of \u2018Honorable Living Days\u2019 since I\u2019ve come here,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThe first few were focused on sexual assault and sexual harassment. The one we\u2019re going to do in a few weeks is focused on racism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/06\/19\/army-starts-comprehensive-look-at-racial-disparity-in-its-justice-system\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4634517.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army starts \u2018comprehensive\u2019 look at racial disparity in its justice system<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army is in the \u201cvery early stages of figuring out what could cause this,\u201d the service&#039;s ranking uniformed attorney said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The policy proposal on racism included testimonies from recent cadets surveyed this spring, including a Black cadet who was accused of lying after he or she reported being called a racial slur during plebe year. Another cadet said a noose was placed on his or her desk \u201cas a joke,\u201d and another claimed to have witnessed Black cadets suffer harsher punishments than their white peers over the same infraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those testimonies were peppered throughout the larger policy proposal, which asked, among other things, that West Point remove all names, monuments and art \u201chonoring or venerating\u201d Confederate figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A barracks on campus, built in 1970, is still named for Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War who also served as West Point\u2019s superintendent in 1852. There is also a 6-foot portrait of Lee hanging in the library on campus with a Black slave leading Lee\u2019s horse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army at large has been working to address issues of racial bias within the service through an initiative called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/07\/16\/new-initiative-aims-to-put-divisive-symbols-on-no-fly-list-army-secretary-says\/\" target=_blank>Project Inclusion<\/a>,\u201d which began this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effort involves sending Army senior leaders to installations around the world to visit with soldiers and have \u201cuncomfortable conversations\u201d with troops about race, diversity, equity and inclusion, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has said previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project Inclusion also involves the review of racial disparity in the Army justice system following the release of a Government Accountability Office report last year that found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/16\/frustrated-advocates-say-racial-biases-within-military-justice-system-remain-despite-repeated-alarms\/\">Black and Hispanic service members<\/a> are more likely to face a trial than their white counterparts for the same offense. 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