Ashton Pittman: NEW: As students protested for Palestine, the ghosts of the Ole Miss's racist past rose again. One white man made monkey-like sounds at a Black woman who supported Palestine while his compatriots chanted, “Lock her up!” and "Lizzo! Lizzo! Lizzo!" at her. www.mississippifreepress.org/41910/as-stu...

NEW: As students protested for Palestine, the ghosts of the Ole Miss's racist past rose again. One white man made monkey-like sounds at a Black woman who supported Palestine while his compatriots chanted, “Lock her up!” and "Lizzo! Lizzo! Lizzo!" at her. www.mississippifreepress.org/41910/as-stu...

As Students Protest For Gaza, Ghosts of UM’s Past Rise Againwww.mississippifreepress.org A styrofoam cup full of icewater flew out of the hands of a counterprotestor and across the partly cloudy sky toward a group of pro-Palestine protesters at the University of Mississippi on Thursday, m...

These events are not ghosts (ethereal, transient) or a reflection of the past. This IS Old Miss (but not uniquely so, unfortunately)

Like it’s still called “Ole Miss.” That’s racist enough.

I'm old enough to remember that they had to ban *sticks* at football games because they couldn't stomach banning the confederate flags attached to all the sticks. edition.cnn.com/2020/07/27/u...

The Battle over Ole Miss: Why a flagship university has stood behind a nickname with a racist past | CNNedition.cnn.com The University of Mississippi is facing renewed questions over its Ole Miss nickname, a term with a background in slavery as reverence for the slave master’s wife.

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past”

“ghosts” imply something died… Mississippi has never given up on their rabid racism.

LOL at "ghosts of Old Miss's racist past rose again." When did it die, exactly?

They spelled racist present wrong. I'm sure they regret the error.

Their mascot is still the fucking Rebel. Racist past?

This is a great piece

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Make him famous.

that's just mississippi classic ™️

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