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Controversy Over Dixie Sparks Carolina Campus Protests
Editors proposed dropping Dixie from campus repertory, triggering a mass student rally of about one thousand who demanded an apology. As demonstrations spread to the Capitol, two Black students protested with a "Down with Dixie" sign that was torn down amid chants and letters opposing the song.
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Carolina State University
Bill Fishburne
Asheville
Bill Holmes
Tar Heel
Capitol
Atlanta
Holmes
Don Griss
Dixie
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