Ole Miss Student Council Votes To Take Down State Flag On Campus Because Of Ties To Confederacy
The Confederate flag has taken a lot of heat over the past four months. South Carolina officials removed the battle flag from the statehouse grounds back in July. Three public schools in Mississippi have removed the state flag from their campuses already (Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University, and Alcorn State University). Now, there is a fourth university in Mississippi who will be removing the state flag: Ole Miss.
On Tuesday night, members of the student council at the University of Mississippi gathered together to vote on whether or not to remove the Mississippi state flag from the campus. The measure passed with a bunch of support for taking it down. The final tally was 33-15 with one person abstaining.
From USA Today:
“It’s just overwhelming to know that the voices of students that are affected by this image, that feel excluded by this image, that are hurt by the symbol, that their voices were heard,” said Sen. Allen Coon, co-author of the resolution, after the vote. “It means that we truly are taking steps toward progress, that we care about change, that we care about students and that we respect difference.”
One Senator who backed the flag said that since Ole Miss receives state funding, then this is a state issue and not a university issue. I tend to side on his point of view. The state flag is still the state flag, after all. Is Mississippi promoting racism by including the battle flag on their state flag? Obviously not, but a lot of people are protesting as such.
The Associated Student Body President, Rod Bridges, will now decide whether or not to veto the resolution. However, he has already said he would not do so..
[via USA Today]
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I support freedom of speech and think people should have the right to own and fly the confederate flag as they please. But to believe that this flag symbolizes anything other than the most shameful period in American history is ridiculous.
11 years ago at 4:15 pmI would argue that the extermination of the Natives could be seen as more shameful as the civil war, but maybe it’s just because I think fighting for independence isn’t as evil as genocide
11 years ago at 5:15 pmIt’s heritage, not hate. It’s a way of showing pride in the fact that your ancestors had enough balls to stand up for what they believed in. That’s a lesson that most Americans could learn from now.
11 years ago at 4:36 pmThe name of the student senator who wrote this resolution is Allen “Coon”. His name offends me and he needs to change it.
11 years ago at 4:41 pmProbably the best point of this thread.
11 years ago at 6:12 pmFunny thing about ole miss is how many out of state kids go there , they’re the ones who primarily wanted the flag gone I feel.
11 years ago at 5:06 pmMy school doesn’t fly the state flag at all. And it’s Wisconsin, so not like we’re offending anyone, we’re just busy drinking.
11 years ago at 5:07 pmPussies. NF.
11 years ago at 5:10 pmOle Miss was the 1st school to allow blacks into Universities, why the fuck are they worried about taking the flag down? They’ve done enough! And of all schools in the South, Ole Miss?! The world is starting to become a damn shame.. USA will soon be ran by China at this rate
11 years ago at 5:34 pmGreat point, good sir!
11 years ago at 6:13 pmUnreal
11 years ago at 6:01 pmFuck Obama!
11 years ago at 6:43 pmThe battle flag was in the Mississippi state flag before secession so it isn’t even a symbol of holding on to the Confederacy, ridiculous to remove the flag
11 years ago at 6:56 pm