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JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 3, 2009
University of Mississippi
football fans who refuse to stop chanting "the South will rise again" are on the verge of losing one of their favorite fight songs, the school's chancellor said Monday.
Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones said "From Dixie With Love" will no longer be played at games if fans continue the racially-offensive chant.
Last month, Jones asked the band to abruptly end the tune to discourage the chant, but he says that didn't solve the problem.
Jones said fan reaction during Saturday's game against Northern Arizona would decide the fate of the song, which blends the Confederate Army's fight song, "Dixie," with the Union Army's "Battle Hymn of the Republic." It's been played by the university's band for about two decades.
"From Dixie With Love" (performed by University of Mississippi Band)
"The University of Mississippi is a warm and welcoming place. So many have worked hard to make sure our image moves forward, and we don't want anything to hurt that," Jones said during a luncheon sponsored by the John C. Stennis Institute of Government and the Capitol Press Corps.
Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones said "From Dixie With Love" will no longer be played at games if fans continue the racially-offensive chant.
Last month, Jones asked the band to abruptly end the tune to discourage the chant, but he says that didn't solve the problem.
Jones said fan reaction during Saturday's game against Northern Arizona would decide the fate of the song, which blends the Confederate Army's fight song, "Dixie," with the Union Army's "Battle Hymn of the Republic." It's been played by the university's band for about two decades.
"From Dixie With Love" (performed by University of Mississippi Band)
"The University of Mississippi is a warm and welcoming place. So many have worked hard to make sure our image moves forward, and we don't want anything to hurt that," Jones said during a luncheon sponsored by the John C. Stennis Institute of Government and the Capitol Press Corps.
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