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The Battle over Ole Miss: Why a flagship university has stood behind a nickname with a racist past
CNN ^ | July 27, 2020 | Eliott C. McLaughlin

Posted on 07/27/2020 10:21:24 AM PDT by C19fan

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To: buckalfa
Hotty toddy, flush the potty

when will Ole Miss beat somebody?


21 posted on 07/27/2020 4:15:35 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (What if the Lord sent COVID-19 to immunize the world from something more deadly?)
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22 posted on 07/27/2020 4:52:10 PM PDT by buckalfa (Please forgive my feeble attempts at humor, Appalachian education, and condescending snarkiness.)
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"By fighting to keep its name and other holdovers of the Confederacy the university sends a strong message to prospective Black students: "Go somewhere else."

First they came for the flag staffs, then they came for Colonel Reb...

23 posted on 07/29/2020 9:05:27 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Fortunately despite aging I've been spared the ravages of maturity.)
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