- I love mathematician Dr. William Claytor. From Norfolk, VA (757 all day), he was DENIED a spot at IAS because Princeton was doing a racism and wouldn't let a Black man join. When IAS came back begging in '39, he said "naw I'm good." Give me his book! Or the book on IAS as both haven and gatekeeper.
- Seriously, give me a history of IAS in the 30s and 40s that wrestles with doing science while simultaneously providing a haven to Jewish scholars while barring Black ones that eventually led to IAS making a more clean break from Princeton so they could hire whoever they wanted. Narrative nonfiction!
- That's a book begging to be written.May 14, 2025 15:10
