As the South continues to reckon with its glorification of Confederate generals and iconography, the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate voted on Sunday to replace the state flag, which has featured a Confederate battle emblem in its upper left-hand corner since 1894.
The bill overcame a legislative hurdle on Saturday, clearing the way for a vote Sunday, where it passed with bipartisan support in the House 91-23, then in the Senate 37-14, where it received a standing ovation. Shortly following the votes, a man lowered a state flag that was flying at the state capitol.
The bill overcame a legislative hurdle on Saturday, clearing the way for a vote Sunday, where it passed with bipartisan support in the House 91-23, then in the Senate 37-14, where it received a standing ovation. Shortly following the votes, a man lowered a state flag that was flying at the state capitol.
- 6/27/2020
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
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