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Legacy of MSU's first African American student marked with Holmes Plaza dedication
August 21, 2026
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 21 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news:

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Legacy of MSU's first African American student marked with Holmes Plaza dedication

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Contact: Harriet Laird

(Video by Sarah Kirk)

STARKVILLE, Miss-The legacy of Mississippi State's first African American student, Dr. Richard E. Holmes, now is marked permanently on the campus of the 148-year-old land-grant institu . . .

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