KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) Affirmative action foe Ward Connerly on Thursday brought his long-running campaign to Truman State University, where an overflow crowd alternately mocked and cheered his efforts in support of a November ballot initiative that would ban consideration of race in public hiring and college admissions.

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Connerly drew his biggest applause of the night after briefly losing his composure responding to an audience member's interruption.

''Lady, would you please just shut up?'' he said.