Three University of Mississippi students have been expelled from their fraternity, which the school has suspended after the students allegedly draped a noose and flag bearing the Confederate symbol over a statue honoring civil rights icon James Meredith.
Campus police made the initial discovery on Feb. 9, and the Ole Miss Alumni Association offered a $25,000 reward in return for information about the suspects.
In addition to the fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, removing these 19-year-old imbeciles, Ole Miss suspended the school chapter. Law enforcement agencies all the way up to the FBI are probing the incident to see if criminal charges should be filed, as well.
The school plans disciplinary action, but in a defiant move that shows just how apologetic these kids are, two of the three have informed the university that they will not cooperate with the investigation if charges are not filed.
In October of 1962, Meredith became the first African-American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. The state's governor attempted to stop the groundbreaking moment, and federal marshals were sent by the Department of Justice to guard Meredith as he enrolled. Though he was harassed throughout his undergraduate days, Meredith graduated with a degree in political science.
[via Gawker]
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