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The Woke Idiots Want To Re-Name The Ross Barnett Reservoir
**Ross Barnett Reservoir Rename Petition**
A Change.org petition wants the Ross Barnett Reservoir stripped of the name and given something more “inclusive.” Thirty-nine verified signatures. Shared more times than people actually signed it.
The pitch: history should be remembered, not honored. Ross Barnett blocked James Meredith at Ole Miss in 1962. The reservoir got his name in 1963. Now activists say recent Barnett family headlines — the Judy Barnett case out of Brandon — make the name unbearable in 2026.
The legislature has already taken swings at this. Last year they floated William Winter…
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