Mississippi Flag Yellow Star
Mississippi voted tuesday to replace its state flag which features the confederate stars and bars with a new flower centric design.
Mississippi flag yellow star. 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. With 67 percent of precincts in the state reporting the. The mississippi department of archives and history via associated press another of the five final.
The committees recommendation for an official flag was. A flag of white ground a magnolia tree in the centre a blue field in the upper left hand corner with a white star in the centre the flag to be finished with a red border and a red fringe at the extremity of the flag 10 this emblem became known as the magnolia flag. 2 2020 file photo shows the magnolia centered banner chosen by the mississippi state flag commission displayed outside the old state capitol museum in downtown jackson.
Mississippis flag has included the confederate emblem a blue cross with 13 stars over a red background since 1894. The exact hue of yellow for the. 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.
Critics of the state flag say its racist while others believe its a. Mississippi has had three official state flags in its history. Mississippi voters on tuesday voted yes to question three on the state ballot approving the flags new design containing a magnolia at the center of a blue background with red and yellow bars at.
A new mississippi flag without confederate images was flying in parts of the state on wednesday one day after a majority voters approved the design that has a magnolia encircled by stars and the phrase in god we trust officials hoisted the flag outside hattiesburg city hall and on the campus of. 1 of 7 file this sept. Each of the five final flags included a yellow star representing the choctaw native americans.