The history of the University of Mississippi is tainted with racism, segregation, and hatred, likewise, one could infer, the Grove adapted the same appearance. The University of Mississippi (UM) was founded in 1848, and it was amongst the first universities` founded in the state of Mississippi. Though, like many colleges in the South, formed in the 19th century, UM was a subject to its environment of segregation and racism. Although, 118 years after the founding of the university this all changed, and this change was the catalyst for the diversity and growth of not only the university but also the, fan favorite, Grove. As a result of the 1954 Supreme Court Case of Brown vs. Board of Education stating racial segregation in educational and other
