The University of Mississippi has opened a student conduct investigation after actions of “hostility and racist overtones” were portrayed during a demonstration on campus.

Rep. Mike Collins appeared to praise University of Mississippi students, including one who made monkey gestures, for abusing a Black student.

A counterdemonstration against a Gaza war protest at the University of Mississippi turned ugly when one counterprotester appeared to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black woman. A Republican congressman praised the hecklers.

Counter-protestors vastly outnumbered the Free Palestine demonstrators at Ole Miss in first such campus protest in Mississippi.

Israel-Hamas war demonstrations at the University of Mississippi turned ugly when one counter-protester appeared to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black woman

In the video, an unnamed white man in a light blue shirt is seen contorting his face to mimic that of a monkey while he motioned his arms back and forth—racist tropes historically used to dehumanize Black Americans in the south.

On Tuesday night, a pro-Palestine encampment at UCLA in California was stormed by counter-protesters wielding sticks and throwing fireworks. Footage from the University of Mississippi shows the woman approaching the group of men as they shout “Lizzo” and “f--k you fat a--e”.