Yet the field they play on and the M.M. Roberts Stadium around it are named for white supremacists.
Roberts boasted: "I'm a racist. ... I make no apology."
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5 years later, USM named its stadium for him.
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A member of the segregationist Citizens Council, he spent his final years decrying civil rights and collaborating with Dixiecrats in an effort to stop integration. mississippifreepress.org/5542/protestin…
He also created a policy designed to block Black leaders from speaking on campuses. mississippifreepress.org/5542/protestin…
Black USM athletes now play in a stadium named for M.M. Roberts.
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But three years after they ditched General Nat (see yearbook pics), USM named its stadium for a self-described "racist": mississippifreepress.org/5542/protestin…