Newly released text messages have shed new light on the unfiltered opinions of a controversial University of Board of Visitors member who was recently appointed by Governor .The text messages released Thursday through a public records request show board member Brett Ellis railing against UVA faculty and students for highlighting the school's historical connection to slavery. Ellis declared a 'battle royale for the soul of UVA' and slammed attempts to distance the school from Thomas Jefferson, the third US president and UVA's founder, over Jefferson's enslavement of black people, according to
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