A Brief Historical Contextualization of the Confederate Monument at the University of Mississippi

Authors

John Neff, University of Mississippi
Jared Roll, University of Mississippi
Anne Twitty, University of Mississippi
Darren Grem, University of Mississippi
Jillian McClure, University of Mississippi

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Date

5-16-2016

Description

Table of Contents:

• A Few Words on Monuments
• The Historical Context of the Confederate Monument in 1906
• The Historical Context of the Confederate Monument since 1906
• Additional Reading
• Comments on the Contextualization Committee’s Revised Language
• A Possible Revision of the Plaque
• Recommendations
• Appendix

Appendix includes readings from the Oxford Eagle, The Confederate Veteran, and The Ole Miss (yearbook).

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