Tag Archives: Plaque

Opinion: Take down the plaque, take down the statue

The contextualization plaque in front of our school’s Confederate monument is an interesting commentary on university policy. The plaque discusses the...

Elwood Higginbottom’s family helps unveil Lafayette County lynching memorial

Filling the wooden pews that line the sanctuary of Second Baptist Church on Jackson Ave., a sea of black and white faces sat as one, bound together in...

Truck plows into Confederate soldier statue on Ole Miss campus, damages contextual plaque

The most updated version of this article can be found here. A  pickup truck plowed into the contextualization plaque in front of the Confederate soldier...

Graduate history students call for new plaque text

Thirty graduate history students added their support to the recent call for change in the Confederate statue contextual plaque, echoing the sentiments...

UM leaders address contention surrounding the Confederate statue plaque

A combination of criticism and praise knocked on the Lyceum’s door after the chancellor announced plans for a contextualizing plaque to be placed in...

Hard to contextualize history in so few words

Recently, new University Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter made a tremendous step forward in attempting to contextualize the University Greys Monument. I applaud his move and I agree with what the plaque is currently slated to read. However, there are other people on this campus, namely the NAACP, who believe that this language is not “enough.” Though I may disagree with some...

NAACP proposes new plaque language

Shock and confusion surged through UM NAACP President Buka Okoye when he read a mass email on March 11. The message, an announcement from Chancellor Jeffery...

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