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LIVE UPDATES: Confederate groups march from Oxford Square to Ole Miss campus

Updated 4:50 p.m. University Police Department Chief Ray Hawkins said there was one person arrested on campus “who failed to comply with directions” from the police. Hawkins said no one associated with

February 23, 2019

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Gallery: Counterprotesters meet Confederate groups on Oxford town Square

After a week of tension in Oxford, a group of around 30 pro-Confederate protesters organized in the Square and began marching to campus in support of the university’s Confederate monument just after

February 23, 2019

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Counterprotesters a no-show at SASI’s march

Members of Students Against Social Injustice (SASI) marched on campus Friday afternoon to demand the university administration remove its Confederate monument. The protest was not met with counterprotesters after the leader of

February 22, 2019

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Gallery: Scenes from ‘Students Over Statues’ march

Students Against Social Injustice marched to the Confederate monument on the Circle to demand the university administration remove the statue. The protest was met with no counterprotesters after the leader of Confederate

February 22, 2019

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Confederate protests drive some students away from campus this weekend

Today, Marcus Williams and one of his friends will get in his Honda and drive five hours to his home in Pascagoula. It’s something his parents insisted on. He won’t be back

February 22, 2019

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OPINION: Why do we cling to the Confederacy?

Much of the debate about Confederate monuments on campus has centered on whether these monuments are symbols of racial hatred or regional heritage, framing the anguish of the black community against the

February 22, 2019

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Student-led counterprotest for Saturday canceled

Organizers of a counterprotest in response to the pro-Confederate rally planned for Saturday have canceled their event at the Jackson Avenue Center because of security risks and the potential threat of inclement

February 21, 2019

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Anti-Confederate protest changes location amid student safety concerns

Organizers of a counterprotest in response to the pro-Confederate rally planned for Saturday have moved their event from the Circle to the Jackson Avenue Center to ensure the safety of participants. Vice

February 20, 2019

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Protesting the protest: students, administration respond

Students and community members have organized a counterprotest against the rally planned by Confederate 901 and the Hiwaymen. The counterprotest’s leader plans for the march to be just as large as the

February 20, 2019

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Students Against Social Injustice moves weekend conference to Memphis, plans campus protest for Friday

Circumstances surrounding the relocation of Students Against Social Injustice’s “United Students Against Sweatshops” national conference have shifted considerably in the last week. SASI officers initially planned to host a conference at the

February 19, 2019

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