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Old times certainly are not forgotten in some parts of the South. Two private Mississippi academies, set up in 1968 for white children facing the unacceptable (to their parents) prospect of sharing their classrooms with African Americans, are still being enthusiastically funded by white supremacists.

Calhoun Academy in Calhoun City, Miss., and Carroll Academy in Carrollton, Miss., have been the beneficiaries of considerable financial support the past two decades from the (CCC), a crudely white supremacist group whose website has referred to blacks as 鈥渁 retrograde species of humanity鈥� and whose newspaper, Citizens Informer, regularly publishes articles condemning 鈥渞ace mixing鈥� and lamenting the purported decline of white, European civilization.

The CCC is the direct descendant of the segregationist White Citizens Councils, using the earlier councils鈥� mailing lists to build its membership. The Supreme Court鈥檚 landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education, ordering desegregation of the nation鈥檚 public schools, sparked the growth of the White Citizens Councils, whose read, 鈥淲e will not be integrated. We are proud of our white blood and our white heritage of sixty centuries.鈥� The councils鈥� first order of business after the decision was to create private, all-white schools that came to be known as segregation, or seg, academies. By 1975, at least a half million white students had withdrawn from public schools to avoid mandatory desegregation.

Though the academies across the South, their days of overtly catering solely to whites have ended. However, a minority presence at some schools can be hard to find: The headmaster of Carroll Academy, , told Hatewatch the school has one non-white student. Calhoun鈥檚 headmaster, Coach Cameron White, told Hatewatch his school had four non-white students, some of whom 鈥渕ay have black blood in their families.鈥�

The Carroll and Calhoun academies, both of which offer classes from kindergarten through high school, are revered by the CCC. The CCC鈥檚 longtime national field coordinator, Bill Lord, who was president of Carroll Academy for 14 years in the 1980s and 1990s, called them 鈥渢he miracle of the century.鈥� In 2004, Lord wrote in the Citizens Informer that the academies create 鈥渁n atmosphere free of social experiments鈥� for those who want to 鈥渁ssociate with persons of like persuasion,鈥� presumably meaning other whites. According to his biographical profile, Lord helped organize Carroll and Calhoun Academy, as well as six others in Arkansas and Tennessee.

The CCC works hard to support the schools, holding barbecue fundraisers that bring in substantial donations. In 1999, the CCC reported that it had raised over $100,000 for Calhoun Academy. The group also prominently features activities taking place at the academies in its publications. The CCC鈥檚 April-June 2010 Citizens Informer, for example, includes a photo of the Carroll Academy Lady Rebels basketball team, congratulating them for having won a championship.

In February, Carroll Academy hosted a CCC meeting that featured Jeppi Barbour, brother of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, describing a petition drive for a ballot proposal the would require voters to show ID before voting. Photos show Jeppi Barbour in the academy鈥檚 library speaking to dozens of CCC members. And the local CCC chapter regularly meets in the school鈥檚 facilities. In March 2009, the chapter鈥檚 meeting at the academy featured an unnamed guest speaker who is 鈥渙ne of the top judges in Mississippi, who gave a talk on the need for conservative organizations across the state to offset the liberals that are trying to influence the courts.鈥�

Aligning with the CCC鈥檚 love of Old South symbols, the Carroll Academy鈥檚 sports teams sports teams are called the 鈥淩ebels鈥� and the school鈥檚 mascot 鈥� featured prominently on its website 鈥� is Colonel Reb. The colonel is identical to the mascot the University of Mississippi axed seven years ago because of its connection to the confederacy. Several photos of a recent barbecue fundraiser the CCC held for the school are on the academy鈥檚 website, including one that depicts a big CCC banner alongside a confederate flag.

Calhoun Academy also gets considerable ink in the CCC鈥檚 newsletter. A picture in April-June Citizens Informer shows a massive barbecue pit full of chicken that was sold to help the school. 鈥淭asty B-B-Q benefits Calhoun Academy,鈥� reads the caption. On another page the newsletter notes that the barbecue event brought in over $1,600 for Calhoun, described as a 鈥減rivate school organized by the Council.鈥� A 2004 description of a barbecue fundraiser put on by the local CCC chapter said the funds from 鈥渢he program are used to purchase textbooks and visual aids for the school library.鈥� These events have been held for nearly two decades for both schools.

Given how the CCC has helped out Carroll Academy, it was surprising how unaware headmaster Flemming claimed to be about the group. He told Hatewatch that CCC members have children in his academy and that the group is 鈥渟upportive of the school.鈥� But he insisted that he was 鈥渘ot informed鈥� about the CCC, even though the group regularly meets on his campus. He refused to condemn their racist views saying that he didn鈥檛 want 鈥渙ffend anyone鈥� and that 鈥渢hey have their right to feel how they feel.鈥� Flemming also told Hatewatch that the parents of his school鈥檚 one non-white student 鈥渉ave never had a concern鈥� about white supremacists meeting at and funding his academy.

White, Calhoun Academy鈥檚 headmaster, told Hatewatch that the CCC donates only 鈥渁bout $4 a year鈥� to the school, which contradicts the CCC鈥檚 own descriptions of its fundraisers for the school. When asked about the barbecue the group held earlier this year to raise funds for the school, White said his campus receives 鈥渘o direct donations鈥� and said he didn鈥檛 know if the CCC had 鈥渁ssisted in cooking鈥� to benefit the school. When asked about the CCC鈥檚 racist views, White said, 鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 comment on that.鈥�

Both schools are accredited members of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS), which includes dozens of private academies in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. A search of the association鈥檚 accreditation materials could find no reference to best practices or policies dealing with racism or discrimination. E-mails requesting comment from MAIS regarding its policies and the CCC鈥檚 support of Calhoun and Carroll academies were not answered (the association posts no telephone number and only accepts inquiries through E-mail).

11.05.10 Update: I received an email comment today from David Derrick, executive director of MAIS. It reads: "Policies of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) provide that member schools shall not discriminate in enrollment on the basis of race. 聽Member schools, however, are autonomous in their decisions regarding funding. 聽There are no policies in place that allow for, or require, review of funding sources of member schools."

1.10.11 Update: I received another email today from David Derrick. His organization has asked for and now received "letters from the leadership of both schools stating that they will discontinue any support or funding from the CCC." That means that as of now no MAIS schools have any connections with the CCC.