#Mississippi to decide on new state flag with magnolia to replace confederate emblem

“#Mississippi to decide on new state flag with magnolia to replace confederate emblem”

September 2, 2020 | 4:24pm

One of the five designs chosen by the Mississippi State Flag Commission to replace the recently retired flag that included the Confederate battle emblem.

Mississippi Department of Archives and History, via AP

AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

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Mississippi voters will decide on whether to accept a new state flag with a magnolia to replace one that was shelved for featuring a Confederate battle emblem.

The new design — which includes the state flower on a dark blue background — was approved Wednesday by a flag commission and will appear on the ballot come November.

The magnolia flag was chosen by the commission out of more than 3,000 designs submitted for competition.

If voters reject the new design, the process will start over and the state will be without a flag for some more time.

The commission said it will promote the magnolia design ahead of the November election by calling it the “In God We Trust” flag.

“More than any other time in our country, we need the mercy and grace of God,” commission member TJ Taylor said of the name.

The previous flag with the Confederate battle emblem — which is widely seen as racist –was retired two months ago during widespread protests over racial injustice.

With Post wires