Heritage and Hate at Ole Miss

The University of Mississippi can honors its traditions without embracing the worst symbols of the Old South.

Published Feb. 21 2014 1:05PM EST

articles/2014/02/21/heritage-and-hate-at-ole-miss/140221-bouie-meredith_qtv5ae — Dave Darnell/Commercial Appeal, via Landov

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Last weekend, at the University of Mississippi, vandals defaced a statue of James Meredith—who stood against white mobs and the state government to desegregate the school in 1962.

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Heritage and Hate at Ole Miss

The University of Mississippi can honors its traditions without embracing the worst symbols of the Old South.

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Jamelle Bouie