By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has blocked an African-American attorney’s effort to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi state flag. He says he’ll take the case […]
By EMILY WAGTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A leading black lawmaker in Mississippi says she is “sick” of the Confederate battle emblem on the state flag and it’s time for change. Rep. […]
By SARAH SMITH Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi House has halted a push to require that universities fly the state’s Confederate-themed flag. Republican Rep. William Shirley of Quitman persuaded the House last […]
Flag debate finds way to nation’s capital By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Before a group of Mississippians who want to see the state flag taken down took their cause to the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday that the Confederate emblem on the Mississippi flag is “anti-American” because it represents those who fought to leave the United States. But U.S. District Judge Carlton […]
Moore, supporters seek removal of state flag By Shanderia K. Posey Editor Carlos Moore, a Grenada attorney who filed a federal lawsuit Feb. 29, against Gov. Phil Bryant to remove the Confederate emblem of the […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, who became the first prominent Republican last summer to call for Mississippi to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its flag, said Monday that if the […]
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A man who’s known for flying a 4-foot-long Mississippi state flag on his car has been accused of bombing a Walmart because the chain stopped selling the flag, the police chief […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP)— Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson says he loves his native Mississippi, but he believes it’s long past time for state elected officials to remove a Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Another public university in Mississippi is ending the display of the state flag on campus because it contains a Confederate battle emblem many see as divisive. University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney […]
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