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Mississippi Flag Change 2020

Mississippi flag change 2020.

Mississippi flag change 2020. Mississippis flag had incorporated a version of the confederate battle flag since 1894. This will be the new state flag of mississippi his tweet read voters overwhelmingly approved it. The main thing is that everybody the public needs to know that this is a.

Mississippi lawmakers voted to remove the confederate battle emblem from the state flag this weekend after fierce debate that gov. Jefferson davis great great grandson bertram hayes davis agreed with the potential change of the mississippi flag. Subsequently on june 28 2020 the legislature passed a bill to repeal the sections of the mississippi state code which made provisions for a state flag mandate the removal of the former flag from public buildings within 15 days of the bills effective date and establish a commission to design a replacement that would exclude the confederate battle flag and include the us.

Tate reeves and the mississippi legislature. On the new flag the magnolia which is a symbol of hospitality in the state is circled by 20 stars signifying. With 67 percent of precincts in the state reporting the.

The former executive editor of the clarion ledger was one of the first to post a photo of the flag on twitter and his tweet gained a lot of traction. 2020 at 622am pst. Theyre expected to select the final flag on september 2 to submit to gov.

In the united states section of the print edition under the headline mississippi changes its. Mississippi flag change 2020. The country music star called the confederate battle emblem on the mississippi state flag a direct symbol of.

Charlie worsham celebrates mississippi state flag change. Full 2020 election results voting in 2020 explained. National motto in god we trust.

Updated 209 pm et wed july 1 2020 cnn mississippi has made it official. But a resurgence of racial justice campaigns throughout 2020 resulted in a renewed call to change it. Voters decided on a simple red blue and gold flag with a magnolia flower in the middle with the phrase and stars circling around it.

The states flag which bears the familiar cross of the confederate battle flag will officially be changed. Framed with the voices of activists from the protest we outlined exactly how the legislature could move forward on a flag change.