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Basketball players kneeling reminiscent of Hawkins in 1982

From top to bottom: D.C. Davis, Brian Halums, K.J. Buffen, Bruce Stevens, Franco Millier Jr., Louis Rodriguez, Devontae Shuler, and Breein Tyree

So, here we are again.

The weekend marked another chapter in a story that has engulfed Oxford and the entire Southeast for decades. Oxford once again served as a metaphorical battleground for the conflict between progress and a lost cause. In one corner, we have a vast majority of students, faculty and alumni looking to move forward. In the other, we have a small group of people scratching and clawing to keep Mississippi the same in the name of preserving history and “heritage.