The University of Mississippi succumbed to the pressure of liberal activists and demanded that the Ole Miss marching band stop playing “Dixie” at games as it has done traditionally for decades.

Ross Bjork, UofM’s athletic director, told a local paper, “We want everyone who steps foot on campus to feel welcome, and that they’re part of the Ole Miss family. We felt we needed to move forward and do the right things. This is another step in that direction to make sure we’re welcoming to people.”

In reality, it’s another step in erasing history and squashing the First Amendment. Yet, it’s nothing new. Remnants of the Confederacy have been under scrutiny for decades. As noted at The Daily Caller, Ole Miss banned sticks at football games in 1997 as a backdoor way to eliminate fans waving the Confederate flag. School mascot Colonel Reb was removed from the sidelines in 2003 and in 2009, the marching band was told to stop playing “From Dixie with Love” because the crowd would often chant, “The South will rise again.” But these small steps all add up to what the school did last year in removing the state flag from campus because the symbol of the Confederacy appears in its corner.

But with a new resolve after the Charleston church shooting to rid the U.S. of anything pertaining to the South and the Civil War, Ole Miss continues down the path of total annihilation of its heritage. 

While most people recognize the tune to “Dixie,” many don’t know the lyrics past a few words. The melody shouldn’t be offensive to anyone, and those that find the lyrics offensive are stretching, as it mostly expresses a longing to be in the “land of cotton.” The only questionable line is, “There's buckwheat cakes and Injin batter, Makes you fat or a little fatter!” So, leftists are either upset over an insensitive southern colloquialism about Native Americans or for its obvious attempt at body shaming.

Moreover, the fact that the song was written prior to the Civil War by Northerner Daniel Decatur Emmet is completely ignored by the progressives who paint the song as an inherently racist anthem.