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Amid a national reckoning with anti-Black racism and the aftermath of multiple racist incidents on campus — and robust student plans to address them [https://amherststudent.com/article/reclaimamherst-and-the-promise-for-change] — President Biddy Martin announced that the college will adopt a sweeping anti-racism plan in an email to the community on Aug. 3.

“Black people are the condition of possibility for the existence of Amherst College.” From its opening lines, the campaign to #ReclaimAmherst [https://form.jotform.com/202006898941056] makes clear the legitimacy of Black people’s claim to the institution. From the college’s founding years to Amherst’s current status as