Redd emphasized that he wrote the piece because he feels his experience is not unique in the black community at Harvard.
“I discussed it in the comedy section because I felt that this topic is one that the black community needs to deal with,” Redd wrote in his e-mail to The Crimson. “Clearly this wasn’t the main purpose of the book,” Redd said in an interview. “It was not page one; it was not the introduction.”
Students involved in the BSA and the guide’s publication said they hoped it would not be tainted by the uproar over the list.
“[Removing the list] is a resolution that was satisfactory to the community,” Jackson said. “People are still very excited about the guide.”
—Staff writer Sarah M. Seltzer can be reached at sseltzer@fas.harvard.edu.