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Sat Apr 16, 2016, 04:26 PM Apr 2016

Mississippi State students protest flying of state flag

April 16, 2016
by Associated Press

... About 100 students held a sit-in Wednesday at Lee Hall, which houses Keenum’s office. Organizers told The Commercial Dispatch they wanted to show support for lowering and changing the state flag, which now bears a Confederate symbol. They also issued a list of demands related to minority issues they say administrators are ignoring ...

http://www.wbbjtv.com/2016/04/16/mississippi-state-students-protest-flying-of-state-flag/

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