Basketball protest points to questions about Confederate monument

The silent protest from eight men’s basketball players during the national anthem was seen and felt across the nation, putting the national spotlight on the city of Oxford, yet again.

While most of the national sports media outlets have returned to their discussions of Zion Williamson, LeBron James or the NFL Combine, the players’ protest of the neo-Confederate groups will not be forgotten anytime soon in Oxford.

Six Ole Miss basketball players take a knee during the National Anthem before the game against Georgia on Saturday, Feb. 23. Two more players joined the six before the end of the anthem. Photo courtesy: Nathanael Gabler/The Oxford Eagle via APVoices flood both sides of the aisle in…