Mississippi state legislators voted, 85 to 34, to remove the state’s flag from its Capitol and begin creating a new flag that no longer contains the Confederate battle emblem.
Mississippi state legislators voted, 85 to 34, to remove the state’s flag from its Capitol and begin creating a new flag that no longer contains the Confederate battle emblem.
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Mississippi Votes to Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag
Mississippi state legislators voted, 85 to 34, to remove the state’s flag from its Capitol and begin creating a new flag that no longer contains the Confederate battle emblem.
Whether we like it or not, the Confederate emblem on our state flag is viewed by many as a symbol of hate. There’s no getting around that fact. I know there are many good people who also believe that this flag is a symbol of our Southern pride and heritage. But for most people throughout our nation and the world, they see that flag and think that it stands for hatred and oppression. When you walk into this building every day, and you look up that pole, I would guess that a lot of you don’t even see that flag in the right corner up there. There are some of us who notice it every time we walk in here. And it’s not a good feeling. It ought to be something that we all feel a sense of pride, that when we see it, we know that that’s about us, not just some of us. A vote of 85 “yeas” and 34 “nays,” the resolution passes. [Sustained applause]
Mississippi Votes to Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag
Mississippi state legislators voted, 85 to 34, to remove the state’s flag from its Capitol and begin creating a new flag that no longer contains the Confederate battle emblem.
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