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re: Ed Orgeron comments on the perceptions of racism at Ole Miss
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:07 pm to bamaoldtimer
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:07 pm to bamaoldtimer
If you really want to understand the Mississippi Delta, or the old Cotton Belt in general, a foundational text is titled, "The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity." It's a 1992 book by James C. Cobb, a B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Georgia,
Ole Miss is not the physical Delta, but it has a deep cultural connection, as many planters and land owners sent their children there to be educated. The wealthiest sent children to Sewanee, W&L or UVA. Alexander Percy is a good example, but many went to Ole Miss.
Understanding the culture of place is critical in understanding how Ole Miss was, how it has endeavored to change and what it's like today. It helps one understand how old perceptions can linger, as well as sociological issues. Ole Miss has had difficulty escaping that, because it seemed to embrace the Old South culture more than other schools. But it also should receive credit for working diligently to escape it and build a culture of fairness as an institution.
Ole Miss is not the physical Delta, but it has a deep cultural connection, as many planters and land owners sent their children there to be educated. The wealthiest sent children to Sewanee, W&L or UVA. Alexander Percy is a good example, but many went to Ole Miss.
Understanding the culture of place is critical in understanding how Ole Miss was, how it has endeavored to change and what it's like today. It helps one understand how old perceptions can linger, as well as sociological issues. Ole Miss has had difficulty escaping that, because it seemed to embrace the Old South culture more than other schools. But it also should receive credit for working diligently to escape it and build a culture of fairness as an institution.
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Posted on 5/15/26 at 2:48 pm to tide06
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My position is that Ole Miss has struggled to win consistently because they’re Ole Miss (WAOM) who share a small state with another in conference school and have lacked resources relative to top tier programs while hiring mediocre to bad coaches, not because of anything that happened 30-70 years ago.
I agree this is far and away the primary reason for them sucking ditch water most of the time.
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If that civil rights era stuff still mattered Bama and other major SEC schools wouldn’t be signing 5* black kids from CA.
If it mattered for OM it would matter for other schools which tells me it’s not a primary factor in their decision making.
I don't know if it has any relevance whatsoever today, it may not.
I'm just pointing out that Ole Miss proudly and openly flaunted it a lot longer than other southern schools did.
In the late 90's, they were still waving confederate flags in the stadium.
it's only been about a decade that the band stopped playing Dixie.
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