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‘Go, Mississippi’: State could ditch song with racist roots

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is on the verge of scuttling a state song with racist roots, two years after it retired a Confederate-themed state flag. The current song, “Go, Mississippi,” takes ...
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'One Mississippi' replaces state song that had racist roots

FILE - Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett waves a confederate flag before the start of Ole Miss-Kentucky football game at the stadium on Sept. 29, 1962, in Jackson, Miss. With Barnett is his wife, the ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Bill would remove racist state song, but creates a mostly white selection committee to replace it

The final debate on the Senate floor about a large tourism spending bill didn’t focus on the millions of dollars earmarked for the state’s visitors bureaus, but over the future of the state song – ...
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Gov. Ross Barnett at University of Mississippi

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A black-and-white photograph of ...
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‘One Mississippi’ replaces state song that had racist roots

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is ditching a state song that’s based on the campaign tune of a former governor who pledged to preserve segregation. The current governor, Republican Tate Reeves, ...