Ku Klux Klan Demonstration Draws Hundreds of Protesters to Ole Miss

A small group of Ku Klux Klan nutjobs wanted students at University of Mississippi to know that they are fans of the song "From Dixie With Love," so less than a dozen of their members gathered at the school to show their support of the song, which was banned by the school.  Their gathering was planned ahead of an Ole Miss football game. The demonstration lasted for about 10 minutes. The counter protest drew an even bigger crowd. The members of the KKK are a bunch of cowards who hide behind a mask.

'"From Dixie with Love' is one of Ole Miss’ traditional songs on game day, and the student section has chanted 'the South will rise again' during the song for years, said Brian Ferguson, alumni chairman of the Colonel Reb foundation," The Daily Reveille, a Mississippi student newspaper, reported.

The school's chancellor banned the song after the Ole Miss Associated Student Body voted to replace chants of "the South will rise again" with "to hell with LSU." While the student body's vote was not enacted, Chancellor Dan Jones firmly agreed with the sentiment.

The reality is that the vast majority of Americans do not share the sentiments of such home grown extremists. The short-lived KKK protest was originally planned to last an hour. An estimated 250 counter-protesters turned out, many wearing shirts which read: "Turn you back on hate."