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'One Mississippi' replaces state song that had racist roots

FILE - Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett waves a confederate flag before the start of Ole Miss-Kentucky football game at the stadium on Sept. 29, 1962, in Jackson, Miss. With Barnett is his wife, the ...
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‘Go, Mississippi’: State could ditch song with racist roots

“Go, Mississippi,” takes its tune from a 1959 campaign jingle of Democratic Gov. Ross Barnett Mississippi is on the verge of scuttling a state song with racist roots, two years after it retired a ...
The Hill

‘One Mississippi’ replaces state song that had racist roots

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is ditching a state song that’s based on the campaign tune of a former governor who pledged to preserve segregation. The current governor, Republican Tate Reeves, ...
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‘Go, Mississippi’: State could ditch song with racist roots

Mississippi is on the verge of scuttling a state song with racist roots, two years after it retired a Confederate-themed state flag. The current song, “Go, Mississippi,” takes its tune from a 1959 ...
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'One Mississippi' replaces state song that had racist roots

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi is ditching a state song that's based on the campaign tune of a former governor who pledged to preserve segregation. The current governor, Republican Tate Reeves, signed a ...
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'Go, Mississippi': State could ditch song with racist roots

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