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Mississippi mayor says a Confederate monument is staying in storage during a lawsuit
weeks after police killed George Floyd in Minneapolis and after Mississippi legislators retired the last state flag in the ...
The Beaumont Enterprise1mon
A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
The vote seemed timely: Mississippi legislators had just retired the last state flag in the U.S. that prominently featured the Confederate battle emblem. The tarps went up soon after the vote ...
Lawsuit threatens to change how MS towns can relocate Confederate statues. Read how
A lawsuit filed to appeal a city's decision to relocate a Confederate statue may hinder other towns who want to try and move ...
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Mississippi Eyes Ballot Measure Preserving Confederate Heritage, Making Christianity State Religion, English Official Language
protect the state’s Confederate heritage. Additionally, the proposal seeks to ‘restrict or define’ Mississippi’s heritage in several areas, including the state flag, nickname, and even ...
Fast Company9mon
mississippi flag
The magnolia will replace the Confederate battle emblem. There are five rules of flag design. Mississippi’s new flag already breaks one of them The bill to redesign the flag is a long overdue ...
KESQ News1mon
A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
The Grenada City Council voted to move the monument in 2020, after Mississippi legislators retired the state flag with the Confederate battle emblem. A new Grenada mayor and city council took ...
The Daily Sentinel1mon
A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, ...