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struggle4progress

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 04:30 AM Oct 2015

‘Flag for All Mississippians’ Coalition Lauds Ole Miss Chancellor

The Associated Press 11 hrs ago

... “We applaud Chancellor Morris Stocks for his decisive and timely action on the resolution passed by Ole Miss student senate last week to stop the university from flying the state flag over its campus,” said Sharon Brown of the Flag for All Mississippians Coalition. “Chancellor Stocks is to be lauded for standing with, and honoring the courageous position taken by students as a means to denounce a Confederate symbol that stands for racial hatred and division. We are encouraged by the actions of Chancellor Stocks and these students on the Ole Miss campus and their desire to foster an atmosphere where students of all ethnicities and backgrounds feel welcome to learn and grow. The actions at Ole Miss serve as proof that the desire for a state flag that represents all Mississippians is shared by residents young and old” ...

http://www.waaytv.com/ap/domestic/flag-for-all-mississippians-coalition-lauds-ole-miss-chancellor-for/article_9c31f46f-abac-51b4-9eed-6e5db27870b4.html

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