*Echoes of the past erupted at the University of Mississippi on Tuesday night, as racial slurs were hurled among hundreds of students who gathered at the student union to protest the re-election of President Barack Obama.
An Obama-Biden sign was also burned, though it was unclear if that occurred on campus, reports The Ticket. At least one witness said that rocks were thrown. Another said that was not true.
University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones released a statement on behalf of the institution that read in part:
The reports of the use of racial language by some have been confirmed by our campus police. The University leadership strongly condemns this kind of behavior and is embarrassed that any students associated with the university would use this kind of language. Our university creed calls for the respect of each individual and for fairness and civility. The investigation of this event will be thorough and individuals found in violation of any law will be referred to appropriate authorities. Individuals found in violation of university policy will be dealt with appropriately through the student conduct process.
James Meredith stopped at the steps of Ole Miss
The University of Mississippi has a history of headline-making racial issues. In September 1962, the school was desegregated, amid protests, fires, and riots. Two people died and hundreds were injured in the chaos. This year, the school is celebrating its 50th anniversary of the day James Meredith, the school’s first African American student, enrolled. The campus is decorated with posters declaring, “50 Years of Integration: Opening the Closed Society” and “50 Years of Courage.”
Courtney Pearson
Earlier this year, the school elected Courtney Pearson its first African American homecoming queen. Pearson told Ole Miss News that her victory is a sign of continuing change on the campus. “It couldn’t have come at a better time,” she said. “Ole Miss, get ready. We just changed the face.”
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Well now, the more things change, the more a lot of things REMAIN the same!!! does not surprise me that this incident occured, so many mad and depressed people who are irate that a BLACK man will continue to be POTUS for another 4 years. PS. the homecoming queen looks like Gabourey Sidibe
Ok Babycakes, I was trying my best not to mention ole girl with the crown but you had to go there. LOL
Anyhows, Ole Miss has a longgggggg history with racist attacks against people of color so I’m not surprise to see this in 2012. Please believe, they have those white hoods still hanging in the closet. Every student involved should be expelled indefinitely.
Well Ole Miss. You have faces of people now posted on YouTube. What you going to do?
Girlfriend looks hefty but she is pretty. However, tokenism aside, just because you have the first ‘black homecoming queen’ (I cringe at ‘firsts’ as if centuries of racism is suddenly erased with the first black this, that or the other), means absolutely nothing. The only thing that came to my mind was Nina Simone’s ‘Mississippi Goddamn’. Isn’t Mississippi one of the poorest states in the union and the most conservative? Nothing surprises me anymore.
In all fairness to MS, I’ve seen similar hatred on this board and hell, even my own fb page.
I imagine that had Romney won, some group of black idiots would be in the news for starting a riot. Pretty sure about that.
Well, Blacks hated Bush but we didn’t riot when he got re-elected. I don’t think it would have gotten that crazy.
Blacks actually had very little reason to hate bush. But I’m glad you admit that the hatred was there.
I’m rather positive that black folk would’ve rioted somewhere had Obama lost. That’s certain.
The cool thing about the new Homecoming Queen, she isn’t the light, bright, damn near white, half breed, thin as a pin model type but more so she has dark beautiful skin, and plus size. It makes me think she is probably a real jewel of a person! Best wishes to her…
Once again, to the people that think racism is an imagination of the mind! The homecoming queen looks like she’s a really nice person. I bet she’s really intelligent and she is really beautiful in my opinion! You go gurl and represent! I am glad she isn’t anorexic-looking and ashy azz hell!!!
She’s a beautiful black, intelligent woman that going to make some guy really proud and honored to be in her presence!
Can you imagine if Obama could run for a third term.
By then everyone would best be indoors by midnight.
And they claim that black people are the ones who would riot if Obama lose.
Who gives a DAYUM?
however BEWARE!
Hatred and racist attitudes is the DEVILS play ground, anyone of COLOR who lives in these hate filled red states at this point and moment in time? I feel so sorry for you. Don’t let you kids go out at night ALONE, these PPL hate the BLACK presiden and call himthe anti-christt and when they see you as black person or your KIDS– they have HATE for you and yours also.
Look for plenty of attacks by these White race based haters, protect your children, never let them out of sight or for further protection leave them with responsibile adults who know how to protect your children.
These hatas want revenge for the simple fact the president got a 2nd term, and that being said, any black person will do as in destruction in these red states.