Mississippi lieutenant governor was in fraternity that hosted racist party

[RandySF]

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves (R) is facing questions about allegations that his college fraternity hosted a racist party, as well as yearbook photos that surfaced Friday showing members dressed as Confederate soldiers.

Reeves was a member of Kappa Alpha at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., when the fraternity hosted a party in 1994 that included Afro wigs and pledges wearing Confederate flags around their necks, according to USA Today.

Fraternity members allegedly shouted the N-word at the party, USA Today reported, citing the school's newspaper, and the school's Black Student Association later requested the fraternity be suspended, according to the student newspaper.

The pictures from the 1995 yearbook were published by American Ledger, a website paid for by Democratic super PAC American Bridge 21st Century.

It was not immediately clear Friday whether Reeves is in any of the photos or attended the party in question, though he was a member of the fraternity at the time.


https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/429177-mississippi-lieutenant-governors-college-yearbook-shows-fraternity

[klook]

1. KA has a history of pro-Confederate rituals.

I recall that they would dress up like Confederate soldiers, wave the stars & bars, etc. Don’t know if that idiocy continues, but it was happening into the 1970s, at least.

Any politician who was a KA brother at various Southern universities when these customs were in place is probably feeling a mite nervous all of a sudden.

After a minute of research, I see according to an article on AL.com that the fraternity officially banned Confederate garb at parades starting in 2010. I wonder how much of this horseshit they’re still doing in secret.