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| This continued a trend of the University of Mississippi ceasing to use symbols of the ], and followed their removal of ] as a mascot and a ban on sticks being carried into ], which effectively prevented the waving of Confederate battle flags at games.<ref name="mt" /> | This continued a trend of the University of Mississippi ceasing to use symbols of the ], and followed their removal of ] as a mascot and a ban on sticks being carried into ], which effectively prevented the waving of Confederate battle flags at games.<ref name="mt" /> | ||
| The ban was not received well by some students.<ref name="mt" /> Before one Ole Miss football game, the ] protested the removal of the song outside the university's chapel; they were outnumbered by counter-protesters and stopped after ten minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/21/kkk-rally-at-ole-miss-kla_n_366475.html?guccounter=1 |title=KKK Rally At Ole Miss: Klan Outnumbered By Protesters |publisher=Huffington Post |date= |accessdate=2019-02-14}}</ref> Some called for Jones to be fired. His contract was not renewed in 2014, leading to speculation that the banning of "From Dixie with Love" played a part of it.<ref name="mt">{{cite news |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2016/08/19/for-ole-miss-sports-dixie-is-dead/ |title=For Ole Miss sports, 'Dixie' is dead |publisher=] |date=2016-08-19 |accessdate=2019-02-14}}</ref> The band was still permitted to play "Dixie" itself until 2016, when the university banned that from being played as well.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nicole |last=Puglise |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/24/university-of-mississippi-dixie-ban-confederate-south |title=University of Mississippi bans Confederate 'anthem' Dixie |work=] |date= |accessdate=2019-02-14}}</ref> | The ban was not received well by some students.<ref name="mt" /> Before one Ole Miss football game, the ] protested the removal of the song outside the university's chapel; they were outnumbered by counter-protesters and stopped after ten minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/21/kkk-rally-at-ole-miss-kla_n_366475.html?guccounter=1 |title=KKK Rally At Ole Miss: Klan Outnumbered By Protesters |publisher=Huffington Post |date= |accessdate=2019-02-14}}</ref> Some called for Jones to be fired. His contract was not renewed in 2014, leading to speculation that the banning of "From Dixie with Love" played a part of it.<ref name="mt">{{cite news |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2016/08/19/for-ole-miss-sports-dixie-is-dead/ |title=For Ole Miss sports, 'Dixie' is dead |publisher=] |date=2016-08-19 |accessdate=2019-02-14}}</ref> The band was still permitted to play "Dixie" itself until 2016, when the university banned that from being played as well.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nicole |last=Puglise |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/24/university-of-mississippi-dixie-ban-confederate-south |title=University of Mississippi bans Confederate 'anthem' Dixie |work=] |date= |accessdate=2019-02-14}}</ref> Recent student push back against the removal of “Dixie” has led to the band playing it in the Grove prior to games, but the song still is not played during sporting events. | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| Also known as | "Slow Dixie" |
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| Adopted | c. 1980 |
| Relinquished | 2009 |
"From Dixie with Love", also known as "Slow Dixie", is an American song combining elements of "Dixie" and the "Battle Hymn of the Republic". It was created and predominantly performed as the fight song at the University of Mississippi. In 2009, the Chancellor Dan Jones requested the university's The Pride of the South marching band stop playing "From Dixie with Love" at university sports events. According to some alumni and current students, it is now banned from being played in public. This has not been independently confirmed.
History
"From Dixie with Love" was created as a mashup of "Dixie" and the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and started being played in the 1980s. Starting around 2004, students at Ole Miss Rebels football game began chanting "The South will rise again!" at the end of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" part of the song instead of the line "His truth is marching on." In 2009, the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi Dan Jones announced that he would ask the band to stop playing the song unless after fans stopped chanting "The South will rise again". When they failed to heed his warnings, Jones asked the band to stop.
This continued a trend of the University of Mississippi ceasing to use symbols of the Confederate States of America, and followed their removal of Colonel Reb as a mascot and a ban on sticks being carried into Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, which effectively prevented the waving of Confederate battle flags at games.
The ban was not received well by some students. Before one Ole Miss football game, the Ku Klux Klan protested the removal of the song outside the university's chapel; they were outnumbered by counter-protesters and stopped after ten minutes. Some called for Jones to be fired. His contract was not renewed in 2014, leading to speculation that the banning of "From Dixie with Love" played a part of it. The band was still permitted to play "Dixie" itself until 2016, when the university banned that from being played as well. Recent student push back against the removal of “Dixie” has led to the band playing it in the Grove prior to games, but the song still is not played during sporting events.
References
- ^ "Ole Miss chancellor asks band to stop playing song over South chant". ESPN. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- "Ole Miss Alumni Band Plays From Dixie With Love (we are now banned from playing in public)". YouTube. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- Beck, Christina (2016-08-20). "Ole Miss won't play 'Dixie' at football games anymore: What changed?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- "Update: Klan plans protest before Ole Miss game; students plan counter-rally". AL.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "Ole Miss won't play Dixie at football games anymore. What changed?". The Christian Science Monitor. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ "For Ole Miss sports, 'Dixie' is dead". Mississippi Today. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- "KKK Rally At Ole Miss: Klan Outnumbered By Protesters". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- Puglise, Nicole. "University of Mississippi bans Confederate 'anthem' Dixie". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-02-14.