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Mississippi to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag

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Mississippi to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag

Mississippi to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag

Mississippi to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag The state legislature passed a bill on Sunday to remove the emblem from the flag - the only remaining state flag to feature it.

The legislation passed in the state House with a 91-23 vote and the state Senate in a 37-14 vote.

It will be signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves.

NAACP president Derrick Johnson, via CNN The bill also commissions a new flag design, which will feature the phrase, โ€œIn God, We Trust.โ€ Mississippi residents will vote on the flag design in November.


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