University of Mississippi Investigating “Deeply Troubling” Video Showing Racist Gestures

The University of Mississippi launched an investigation after a video purportedly showing students making racist gestures on another student’s doorbell camera was shared on social media.

The video shows two girls making monkey sounds and gestures as they pass by a Ring camera on an apartment door. The person who posted it said her daughter’s doorbell camera captured it and that her daughter is a freshman at Ole Miss and has two Black roommates, CBS affiliate WREG reported.

A university spokesperson told CBS News that it condemned the “offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable behaviors” depicted in the video and that the appropriate university offices and processes are actively investigating the incident.

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In a subsequent statement to students, faculty and staff, the vice chancellor of student affairs condemned the behavior depicted in the video and said that it “does not reflect our university’s values or the kind of community we strive to be every day.”

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