Tag Archives: Ventress Hall

A window to the Confederate history on campus

Several recent votes by campus governments called for the Confederate monument that stands at the center of the University of Mississippi to be relocated...

A genealogist’s discovery: ‘Ventress owned my family’

James Alexander Ventress, the namesake of Ventress Hall on the University of Mississippi’s campus, authored the bill to establish the university in 1840....

Slavery Research Group explores history of slavery at UM with campus tour

The University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group hosted several events yesterday to explore the history of enslaved people in north Mississippi. The...

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