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The Removal of ‘Murray’ from OSU Buildings Is Not Only Justified, It’s Long Overdue

Last Thursday, June 17, Oklahoma State President Burns Hargis addressed the OSU/A&M Board of Regents with a letter, urging the removal of the “Murray” name from Murray Hall and North Murray Hall on OSU’s campus. On Friday, the Board voted unanimously in agreement.

The adjacent academics buildings which sit at the southwest corner of campus were named for former Oklahoma governor William H. “Alfalfa Bill” Murray who is known for, among other things, his advocacy of racist policies including segregation as well as his support for Jim Crow laws during the infancy of our state.

Murray State College in Tishomingo, Okla.