Ole Miss has lowered the Mississippi state flag for good
By Henry Gass
OCTOBER 26, 2015
The University of Mississippi removed the state flag on its main campus on Monday morning because the banner design includes the Confederate battle emblem ...
A student-led resolution had been calling for the removal of the flag, and the removal finally came days after the student senate, the faculty senate, and other groups adopted the resolution ...
... the University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, has been slowly phasing out Old South symbolism from its campus for decades. Several years ago the university retired the Colonel Rebel mascot – a white-haired old man some thought resembled a plantation owner. Nearly 20 years ago the university banned sticks from the football stadium, which prevented most fans bringing Confederate battle flags to games ...
... Three historically black colleges in the state had already stopped flying the flag, and Democrat Bennie Thompson, Mississippi's only black US representative, does not display the flag in his offices ...
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/1026/Ole-Miss-has-lowered-the-Mississippi-state-flag-for-good
