Governor signs historic bill to remove Confederate symbol from Mississippi flag

Governor signs historic bill to remove Confederate symbol from Mississippi flag

Lawmakers have seen increasing pressure to change the flag amid a nationwide reckoning with systematic racism

Mississippi has officially retired the last state flag in the US with the Confederate battle emblem, a racist symbol that has served as a source of division for generations.

Republican governor Tate Reeves signed a historic bill withdrawing the state’s 126-year-old flag on Tuesday.

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July 01, 2020 at 02:29AM

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