Mississippi Flag Old Vs New
Voters in mississippi have chosen a new state flag replacing a 126 year old banner that incorporated a version of the confederate battle flag.
Mississippi flag old vs new. It replaces a confederate themed flag state lawmakers retired months ago as part of the national reckoning over racial injustice. Mississippi voters will decide whether to accept a new state flag with a magnolia to replace an old one legislators retired under pressure because it included the confederate battle emblem thats widely seen as racist. The old flag was adopted nearly three decades after the civil war and in a 2001 referendum nearly two thirds of the voters reaffirmed this flag.
Mississippis new state flag will feature the magnolia flower after the state in a historic move this summer parted with its decades old banner that included a confederate battle emblem. Mississippis new state flag will feature the magnolia flower after the state in a historic move this summer parted with its decades old banner that included a confederate battle emblem. State of mississippi voted to adopt the in god we trust flag as the official state flag of mississippi on november 3 2020 after the retirement of the previous version on june 30 2020.
Mississippi is getting closer to picking a state flag that residents can vote on in november. Voters overwhelmingly approved it. This will be the new state flag of mississippi.
The magnolia flag was the only design on the general election ballot and. Mississippi voters are deciding whether to accept a new state flag to replace a confederate themed banner that lawmakers retired months ago as part of a national reckoning over racial injustice. The first flag known as the magnolia flag was adopted in 1861 and consisted of a flag of white ground a magnolia tree in the.
Late in june mississippis republican governor signed a bill that removed the status of the 126 year old flag and on november 3 voters from the state approved the design of the new flag. Mississippi will fly a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase in god we trust with voters approving the design tuesday.