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Ole Miss removes state flag due to Confederate battle emblem

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi quietly removed the state flag from its place of honor on Monday, heeding the calls of those who say the banner’s Confederate battle emblem is harming the […]

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Mississippi faces struggle over Confederate emblem in flag

(AP) Now that South Carolina has removed a Confederate battle flag from its statehouse lawn, the next big struggle over Old South symbols is shaping up in Mississippi, where the rebel X has fluttered over […]

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Rep. Thompson: Remove ‘treasonous’ Confederate symbols

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s only black congressman is stepping up his effort to remove all images of the Confederate battle flag from the U.S. House chamber and House […]