Mississippi lawmakers on Sunday voted to retire the state's flag with the Confederate battle emblem in the corner, which has flown since 1894. 'It was a very hateful oppressive and divisive symbol,' says Sen. Derrick Simmons.
The flag was in the schools that I was educated in. The flag was flying in the businesses that I would frequent. The flag was actually flying in public spaces. For the entire eight years of my legislative career, I've had to walk into the Capitol and not only see the flag outside the Capitol but every morning we would do invocation and we would do a prayer and behind us we'd have the American flag and unfortunately, the Confederate flag.There is a combination of issues.
And so I hope that this momentum continues in the state of Mississippi and this is just the start of a new chapter in Mississippi so that we can have a more bright, progressive and inclusive Mississippi.
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