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> ole miss, mentioned in this article, is located in mississippi, the blackest state in the union. But what about the demographics of Ole Miss itself? A quick
by afavour 2y ago
> ole miss, mentioned in this article, is located in mississippi, the blackest state in the union.
But what about the demographics of Ole Miss itself? A quick google (by no means authoritive) shows it has a significantly lower proportion of black students than the state itself does. And Ole Miss does have a history of racist incidents… (not that others don’t!)
I’m not saying black people shouldn’t study there but it’s a little more nuanced than “this college is in a state with lots of black people so it must be ideal”
- greenie_beans 2y agonice attempt at a gotcha but if you read my comment i already noted that: > there is definitely an imbalance in the student bodies compared to the regions demographics. i went to ole miss so if you really want to debate about this... i don't have to do quick google searches... you can't find this in google: all of my black friends saw their enrollment at ole miss as a way to confront the racist history. regardless, this is beside the point of the original claim: move south if you want to be around more white people. simply untrue in the south. yes, the university itself is whiter than the general population (which is a condition created by the racist social structures in the south and perpetuated by the university), but a student still lives in the region. the university does not exist in a vacuum.