Courtney Staton, a senior photojournalism and psychology student and NeXt Doc Fellow, in Carroll Hall Saturday, March 24, 2019. Staton was one of the individuals who spoke out against the misrepresentation of students of color in the documentary known as The Commons. The Commons is a documentary film which focused on protests surrounding the Silent Sam confederate statue, but following the films unveiling many felt that the representation of the protests were disproportionate and did not accurately portray the individuals involved. Several of the individuals who were featured prominently in the film were not aware that they were being featured and did not consent to taking being shown in the film.
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