Ole Miss Installs New Plaque on Confederate Statue

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by: Zenitha Prince
Apr 2, 2016

Situated at the center of the campus, the statue of a Confederate soldier has been a divisive reminder of the state’s past ... Erected in 1906, the memorial was a rallying point for a seething mob who on Sept. 30, 1962, sought to prevent the admission of the university’s first African-American student, James Meredith ...

The statue’s new inscription acknowledges the state’s racist history and concludes, “This historic structure is a reminder of the University’s past and of its current and ongoing commitment to open its hallowed halls to all who seek truth and knowledge and wisdom” ...

http://www.afro.com/ole-miss-installs-new-plaque-on-confederate-statue/

[SusanCalvin]

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