Confederate group loses fight over Ole Miss' Civil War monuments changes [View all]
Source: (Jackson, MS) Clarion Ledger
The state Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans to prevent the University of Mississippi from renaming Civil War monuments and statues on campus.
"This matter affects the public interest and may be brought, if at all, only by the attorney general or a district attorney," the Court of Appeals' opinion issued Tuesday said. "We find that SCV’s members have no private right that entitles them to require that UM refrain from implementing its diversity plan. This issue is without merit."
In 2014, Ole Miss announced a diversity plan to move, rename or recontextualize Confederate monuments, street names and building names at the Oxford campus.
Ole Miss said in a statement: "We appreciate the court's ruling in this matter."
Read more: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2018/09/05/confederate-groups-cant-stop-ole-miss-renaming-monuments/1194419002/
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