IHL Delays Voting to Remove Confederate Monument Postponed

The Institutions of Higher Learning and the board members of Ole Miss cannot reach a decision on where to relocate a confederate monument on the campus.

THERE WAS NO VOTE TODAY ON THERELOCATION OF A CONFEDERATESTATUEON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITYOFMISSISSIPPI.16 WAPT'S MARCUS HUNTER SPOKEWITH I-H-L BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT WHY THEVOTE WAS DELAYED.

NO DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TORELOCATE A CONFEDERATEMONUMENT THAT SITS ON THE CAMPUSOF OLEMISS.BOARD MEMBER THOMAS DUFF WANTEDMOREINFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUE ANDHOW IT WILLBE RELOCATED AND SO THE ITEM WASTABLEDNATURAL SOUND FROM IHL MEETINGI UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A BIGISSUE FOR OUT UNIVERSITY.

IT ISIMPORTANT TO OUR UNIVERSITY SOITIS A BIG DECISION, AND SO I DOUNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A PROCESSAND WE MUST WORK THROUGH APROCESS AND KEEP PROVIDINGWHATEVER INFORMATION NECESSARYTO GET US TO A VOTETHAT WOULD BE A YES VOTE.PARTICULAR EMPHASIS HAS BEENPLACED ON THE STATUS OTHE UPGRADES TO THE CEMETARY ONCAMPUS, I THINK THE BOARD WOULDLIKE SO MORE INFORMATIONREGARDING THAT ESTATE.

ILL MAKETHAT DECISION AS WE MOVEFORWARD.OLE MISS RHODE SCHOLAR ARIELHUDSONWHO MADE THAT PUSH FOR THEMONUMENT TOBE RELOCATED MADE THE TRIP DOWNTO JACKSONFOR TODAY'S MEETING.

HERREPRESENTATIVESAYS THEY ARE OBVIOUSLYDISAPPOINTED THAT NO DECISIONWAS MADE.IT DEFINITELY WAS A SURPRISE TOUS..IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DID NOTSEE COMING, BUT JUST SPEAKINGWITH THE ADMINISTRATORS WE AREGOING TO WORK ON THATQUICKLY... ESPECIALLY STUDENTLEADERS, WHATEVER WE CANPROVIDE FROM THE STUDENTPERSPECTIVE BECAUSE WE DO WANTTO THE MONUMENT TO BEMOVED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

OLEMISS AND IHL BOARD MEMBERS SAYTHEY ARE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHENTHE ITEM WILL BEBROUGHT UP AGAINMARCUS HUNTER 16 WAPT NEWS.

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