What happened at Ole Miss? Viral video shows students making monkey noises and gestures outside Black students' apartment. Donors raise money for accused Lauren Mayfield

A viral video from the University of Mississippi, commonly known as Ole Miss, has sparked a racism controversy after two white female students were caught on a doorbell camera making monkey-like noises and gestures outside an apartment occupied by Black students.

The incident has triggered a university investigation, public apologies and calls for disciplinary action.The controversy began on November 6, when a ring doorbell camera outside an apartment in Oxford, Mississippi, recorded three white women walking past the entrance.

Two of them appeared to beat their chests and make monkey-like noises and gestures while looking towards the camera.The footage was shared on TikTok by Jakiyra Metcalf, a Black freshman at Ole Miss who lives in the apartment with two other Black students, Victoria Johnson and Kaiyden Caldwell.