Ole Miss students set to vote on flying state flag

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POSTED 11:29 AM, OCTOBER 19, 2015
BY GEORGE BROWN AND CNN WIRE

... “We are forever tied to the horrors of our past,” Allen Coon, the 20-year-old sophomore who introduced the proposal, said. “We’ve flown this symbol of oppression, we’ve defended it, we’ve fought for it and it’s time to recognize that was a mistake and to move forward and show the world and our nation that we’re prepared to welcome all people and respect the identity and history of all Mississippians” ...

The vote is slated for Tuesday.

http://wreg.com/2015/10/19/ole-miss-students-set-to-vote-on-flying-state-flag/

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1. Will the University of Mississippi Ditch the Stars and Bars?

By Carlos Ballesteros TODAY 3:10 PM

Tomorrow the Associated Student Body of the University of Mississippi will vote on a resolution that, if approved, would remove the Mississippi state flag from campus grounds due to its “<incorporation of> the Confederate battle flag in its design” ...

http://www.thenation.com/article/will-the-university-of-mississippi-ditch-the-stars-and-bars/