US state of Mississippi approves flag with magnolia, “In God We Trust”
Jackson, Mississippi, USAP Mississippi will fly a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase “In God We Trust”, with voters approving the design Tuesday. It replaces a Confederate-themed flag state lawmakers retired months ago as part of the national reckoning over racial injustice. The magnolia flag was the only design on the general […]
Public ideas for Mississippi flag: Magnolias, stars, beer
Jackson, Mississippi, USAP Magnolias and stars. Crosses and guitars. Beer cans and crawfish. A Gulf Coast lighthouse. Elvis Presley and Kermit the Frog. All appear on proposals the general public submitted for a new Mississippi flag. Mississippi recently retired the last state banner with the Confederate battle emblem that’s widely condemned as racist. A nine-member commission will […]
With a pen stroke, Mississippi drops Confederate-themed flag
Jackson, Mississippi, USAP With a stroke of the Governor’s pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the US with the Confederate battle emblem – a symbol that’s widely condemned as racist. Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed the historic bill on Tuesday at the Governor’s Mansion, immediately removing official status for the 126-year-old banner that has been […]
In the US, Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove rebel emblem from flag
Jackson, Mississippi, USAP Mississippi will surrender the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag, more than a century after white supremacist legislators embedded it there a generation after the South lost the Civil War. Mississippi’s House and Senate voted in succession Sunday afternoon to retire the flag, with broad bipartisan support. Republican Governor Tate Reeves […]
US state of Mississippi takes step toward dropping rebel image from flag
Jackson, Mississippi, USAP Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into cheers and applause Saturday as lawmakers took a big step toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. “The eyes of the state, the nation and […]
Lobbying grows against Mississippi’s rebel-themed flag
Jackson, Mississippi, USAP University coaches and Christian ministers filled the Mississippi Capitol on Thursday, urging legislators to seize the moment and remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag while Americans are reckoning with difficult discussions about race and history. “It doesn’t take courage. It takes conscience,” said Rev Reginald M Buckley, senior pastor […]