I do not believe that The Tennessean published even one letter supporting me
or my position, although it published literally enough negative letters to
cover two pages of the newspaper.  Tennessean reporter Holly Edwards claimed
she could not find a single person supporting me.  I give some examples of
supportive letters sent to The Tennessean (there were more sent privately to
me).  I also mixed in a few more hostile emails for variety.  Note that
Russell Walker, who wishes for my death below, leaves his phone number: you
might call him. The email by Jean Stork is ironic.  I include Vanderbilt
Black Student Alliance president Nia Toomer's letter to Tennessean newspaper
calumnist Tim Chavez.  He listed her name in his column explicitly to punish
her for supporting me, and subsequently she received a threatening email (I
include it below) and stopped all actions in support of me.

I found the email by the person who expressed surprise that my email account
was still up. I was wrong about the date.  The email is dated December 3,
2002, only 16 days from the date of publication of my essay.  He writes, "I
do not judge a whole race, I judge each individual on their own actions.
And Professor, the statistics show that Blacks break the law more that any
other race in this country."  After that I include an email from someone who
refers to the Washington Times story by Robert Stacy McCain.

I now seem to recall that The Tennessean published a "response" from a
neo-Confederate as an essay, in addition to Gee's essay criticizing me (but
not the neo-Confederates, not even the people sending me threats) and the at
least two pages of letters attacking me.

I include a letter from a Princeton history professor, and the response from
Vanderbilt's spokesman, Michael Schoenfeld, showing that he clearly saw that
well-educated people--with degrees in history---were supporting me, but
nonetheless went on to say that my remarks were "rightly offensive to, and
rejected by, most people" (if I remember his quote correctly).

Regards,
Jonathan Farley