Editing Tim Wise (section)

==Early life and education==
Wise was born in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], to Michael Julius Wise and LuCinda Anne ([[née]] McLean) Wise. His paternal grandfather was [[Jews|Jewish]] (of [[History of the Jews in Russia|Russian]] origin). The rest of his ancestry is mostly northern European, including some [[Scottish people|Scottish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timwise.org/2010/11/silly-nazis-encounters-with-idiots-from-childhood-to-the-present/ |title=Silly Nazis: Encounters With Idiots, from Childhood to the Present |publisher=Tim Wise |date=2010-11-08 |access-date=2013-05-28|quote=More to the point, and as regards myself, my Jewish lineage extends only on my Y-chromosome, that is to say, my paternal paternal line, as three of my four grandparents are of Northern European and decidedly non-Jewish derivation.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Wise|first=Tim|title=White Like Me|year=2005|publisher=Soft Skull Press|location=Brooklyn, NY|isbn=1-932360-68-9|url=https://archive.org/details/whitelikemerefle00wise/page/5|page=[https://archive.org/details/whitelikemerefle00wise/page/5 5]}}</ref> Wise has said that when he was about 12 years old his [[synagogue]] was attacked by [[white supremacist]]s.<ref name="Interview1">[http://www.timwise.org/2014/12/tim-wise-on-the-rock-newman-show-race-and-racism-in-america-121014/ Tim Wise on Race and Racism in America]; The Rock Newman Show (44-47 min. mark); December 10, 2014</ref> Wise attended public schools in Nashville, graduating from [[Hillsboro Comprehensive High School|Hillsboro High School]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|title=Class of 1986, Hillsboro H.S. (Nashville, TN)|url=http://www.tree52.com/Groups_Class.php?csc=1986&csi=185&csn=Hillsboro%20H.S.|publisher=Tree52|access-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref> Wise has a BA from [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]]. He majored in [[Political Science]] and minored in [[Latin American Studies]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tim Wise|url=http://libguides.depauw.edu/timwise|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621145715/http://libguides.depauw.edu/timwise|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2010|publisher=DePauw University|access-date=August 18, 2012}}</ref> While a student, he was a leader in the campus anti-[[apartheid]] movement, which sought to force Tulane to divest from companies still doing business with the government of South Africa. His anti-apartheid activism was first brought to national attention in 1988, when South African Archbishop [[Desmond Tutu]] announced he would turn down an offer of an honorary degree from Tulane after Wise's group informed him of the school's ongoing investments there.<ref>{{cite web|title=Power of One: Tim Wise|url=http://suavv.com/2011/05/power-of-one-tim-wise/|publisher=SUAVV|author=Kadeem|date=May 7, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130114955/http://suavv.com/2011/05/power-of-one-tim-wise/|archive-date=January 30, 2012}}</ref>