Mississippi lawmakers drafting resolution to take Confederate emblem off state flag: report
By Morgan Gstalter - 06/09/20 02:13 PM EDT
A bipartisan group of Mississippi lawmakers are drafting a resolution this week to take the Confederate battle emblem off of the state’s flag, Mississippi Today reported.
The draft being developing by roughly a dozen Republican and Democratic lawmakers would be the first legislative push to change the state flag since residents voted nearly 2-to-1 to keep the current flag in 2001.
Mississippi’s flag, which was adopted in 1894 by all-white lawmakers, is the last remaining state to include the Confederate emblem.
According to the outlet, the draft would change the current design to the Stennis Flag, which features include a big blue star encircled by 18 smaller stars that are flanked by red bands.
Mississippi Speaker Philip Gunn (R) reportedly told lawmakers that he would back a suspension resolution to adopt a new flag if roughly 30 Republican members verbally supported it.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/501861-mississippi-lawmakers-drafting-resolution-to-take-confederate-emblem-off
