UC Petition Supporting Professor Haile Larebo Attacked by Hate Groups for His Teachings about Ethnicity

He is honorable well respected in The Ethiopian community all over the world. He is an intellectual well versed in the Ethiopian history.

Teaching Ethinic is not a crime!!!

I like prof haile larebo

Freedom of speech

The should not be attacked just because he spoke the truth!

He is historian, don't treat him from political side

The right to teach what he knows

Please let the story told from the man who knows it.

Professor Larebo is not a politician. He is an academic. His job is presenting the truth as he finds it, and not as what people want to hear it.

The racists are the ones who are viciously questioning his integrity!

Haile lerebo is always working to bring people together

In my belive the thchars are not wrong if it thchhed you what he lerne or what he read in books i think this proffeser he tell us story what he read in book noting wrong.

NOt TRUE. First of all he publicly reiterated that he didn't appologize. Apologize for what? Telling it as it is? That is the wishful thinking of the extremist Oromos. No one could bully this or any other person with baseless accusations.

Not true, He is being bullied and threatened by narrow minded ethnicists who got their own fantasy about Oromos.

Professor Haile larebo taught or told to all Ethiopians what really ethiopian s need to know their history. I don't believe he made it.

Professor Haile speaks the truth based on historical facts. Therefore, I stand with him.

Dear Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr.: We, the undersigned, have recently become aware of a vicious attack on the integrity and reputation of Professor Haile Larebo, a core faculty at School of Oriental and African Studies of Morehouse College. As people who have watched and listened to his recent interview on The Ethiopian Satellite Television and known him for several years as an advocate for global understanding and tolerance, we are outraged and stunned by the baseless accusations and the hate campaign orchestrated by radical tribal groups who wish to defame Professor Haile Larebo's reputation by branding him as racist for his teachings on history and interethnic understanding in Ethiopia. Professor Haile Larebo is a distinguished scholar and an advocate for cultural understanding and peaceful coexistence among people across the globe including the over 80 ethnic groups who live in Ethiopia for over 3000 years. Morehouse College, the alma mater of many African American leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., should continue supporting Professor Larebo in the face of the hate campaign and alleged false claim that his remark about the Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia is "racist". We have absolutely no doubt that the false accusations made against him by radical groups that promote hate are completely false and contradict with his commendable reputations as well as his teachings at Morehouse College. Therefore, we respectfully request the Morehouse College administration to take appropriate steps toward protecting Professor Haile Larebo’s integrity and well earned reputation and to honor him for his continuing effort on advancement peaceful coexistence across ethnic groups in Ethiopia and across the globe. Kind Regards,

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We absolutely reject the harassment of the professor on baseless accusations by those who only want to hear fairy tale.

He gave an interview based on the historical foundation. Ethinics group names has been changed time to time because of different reason. This accusation is rootless and unrealistic. There are over 80 ethinic group in Ethiopia. They have their own old ethinic group name and new one recently. No one shame on that name mean before. The Professor gave an interview based on that matter.