On the 65th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death, the Ole Miss football team skipped their scheduled practice Friday morning to protest on the Square instead. The goal of the march was to raise awareness against police brutality after the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Head coach Lane Kiffin and athletic director Keith Carter were present during the march as well as what appeared to be the entire Ole Miss football team and coaching staff.
“I met with our leadership council last night and asked how they wanted to make their voices heard,” Kiffin said.