Air Force Academy leader delivers powerful speech on race
Jay Silveria
Lt.  Gen. Jay Silveria  warned students that  he  would not tolerate racism at the academy and invoked some of the racial tensions that have been gripping the country. At one point   he  insisted that everyone in the audience take out their phones and record  him  so  his  message was clearly heard.
"If you can't treat someone with dignity and respect  get out "  he  said Thursday as audience members looked on with rapt attention.
 Silveria  said  he  called the families of the five prep school students who were the objects of the slurs.
 His  speech quickly became a widely viewed video online  coming in the aftermath of racial violence in Charlottesville  Virginia  and the debate about NFL players kneeling for the national anthem.
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"If you can't treat someone with dignity and respect  get out "  he  said Thursday as audience members looked on with rapt attention.
  [TGT] said   [TGT]   called the families of the five prep school students who were the objects of the slurs.
  [TGT]   speech quickly became a widely viewed video online  coming in the aftermath of racial violence in Charlottesville  Virginia  and the debate about NFL players kneeling for the national anthem.