Lawrence Sullivan Ross was a confederate general who supported slavery and murdered Indigenous peoples across the US. "Sullivan Ross not only slaughtered a group of fleeing and unarmed indigenous women and children, but also ordered and took part in a massacre of black Union soldiers, who were recently freed former slaves with little to no military training and posed no threat to Ross. In his own words, each man was focused on 'nothing but making his escape… but a few of them got away. The road all the way to Yazoo City was literally strewed with their bodies.'" - Alex Miller 

I attended Sul Ross MS from 2002-2005. Our mascot was the Rebel, and it is still the same. Sul Ross is a Title One school in a lower-income zip code, with the majority of students being Latinx. We demand Sul Ross MS be renamed. 

Protests at A&M University have demanded the statue of "Sully" be removed for what he represents. Let's work together to remove all symbols of hate.