Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Honor Guard retires the state flag outside the Mississippi State Capitol building. The Confederate 'stars and bars' had been part of the flag since 1894, and was the only remaining state flag to include the emblem.
Gov. Tate Reeves says he will sign a bill that was approved by Mississippi legislators to remove the Confederate emblem from the state flag.Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.
This June 25, 2020, file photo shows a Mississippi state flag flying outside the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Mississippi will surrender the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag, more than a century after white supremacist legislators embedded it there a generation after the South lost the Civil War. Mississippi's House and Senate voted in succession Sunday, June 28, 2020, to retire the flag, with broad bipartisan support. Republican Gov.
The Confederate"stars and bars" has been part of Mississippi's flag since 1894. It's the only remaining state flag that includes the emblem, which is widely considered racist because of its ties to slavery and use by white supremacy groups. ABC News has asked the governor’s office when the final lowering of the flag at the state capitol will take place and has not yet received a response.
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