Members of the Men of Excellence student group held a memorial walk Thursday visiting historical, racial landmarks across campus. The event, “Continuing The Legacy Walk, Retracing The Steps Towards Excellence,” was held as a reminder of how much progress the University has made and to remind members and students how much more work is needed. “Basically, the event was a reminder of the struggle and opposition James Meredith was greeted with during his attempt to be the first African American student here at the University,” Kweisi Fountain, a freshman business major and member of Men of Excellence, said. “We walked to each historical part of campus that was in relation to the processes of having James Meredith admitted in the University. At each location, we were told exactly why it was so significant and what exactly happened here.” (Photos by: Ariel Cobbert)
