Why Mississippi voted to change its flag after decades of debate - NBC News
Jun 30, 2020 · The debate around Mississippi’s state flag is not new, but with the governor’s signature it finally reached a conclusion after many failed attempts to change it.
2020 Mississippi flag referendum - Wikipedia
The 2020 Mississippi flag referendum was a legislatively referred state statute appearing on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot in Mississippi. Voters were asked whether the design proposed by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag, which does not contain the Confederate battle flag and includes the words " In God We ...
Mississippi changing its flag isn’t the end of Confederate ... - CNN
Jul 1, 2020 · Mississippi has made it official: The state’s flag, which bears the familiar cross of the Confederate battle flag, will officially be changed. The state’s Republican governor signed the...
Mississippi Voters Approve New Design to Replace Confederate-Themed ...
Nov 4, 2020 · On Tuesday, 68 percent of voters in a statewide referendum approved the “New Magnolia,” which features a magnolia blossom encircled by stars, as the Mississippi flag’s official design, reports...
New Mississippi flag welcomed as step in reconciling state's ...
Nov 18, 2020 · Mississippi voters overwhelmingly chose to change its flag to remove the Confederate symbol, which some say will help reconcile the state's controversial history.
Mississippi to remove state flag, the last to display the Confederate …
Jun 29, 2020 · The Mississippi state legislature voted on Sunday to replace its state flag, the last in the nation to display the Confederate battle emblem.
Why Mississippi changing its rebel flag is a small step toward ...
Jul 7, 2020 · As Mississippi puts away the Confederate stars-and-bars, native son Jeremy Zipple, S.J., reflects on the heavy silence around racism that prevailed during his childhood.
The 126-year fight to change Mississippi’s Confederate flag
Nov 18, 2020 · For 126 years, Mississippi’s state flag prominently featured the Confederate battle emblem in its design. That emblem is the most enduring and recognizable symbol of the American Civil War, a...
New Mississippi flag design to appear on November ballot after ...
Sep 2, 2020 · A new Mississippi state flag design was chosen on Wednesday, two months after state legislators voted to remove the Confederate battle emblem.
Look Away, Dixie: Mississippi to Lose Rebel Emblem From Flag
Jun 28, 2020 · Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation...