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| Subject: Mississippi could become the first US state to have 2 official flags because of a dispute over the Confederacy Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:11 pm | |
| A Mississippi lawmaker is proposing a solution that he hopes will finally bring an end to one of the state's most divisive issues,The Wall Street Journal reported.
Earlier this month, Republican Rep. Greg Snowden filed a bill that would allow two flag designs to officially represent the state. If the measure passes, Mississippi would be the only US state with two flags.
Mississippi's current flag, which features the symbol for the Confederacy, would be left untouched. A proposed second flag would bring back an old design used on the state's official flag from 1861 until the end of the Civil War in 1865.
That design features a magnolia tree in the center of the flag and a white star against a blue background in the top-left corner, replacing the controversial Confederate emblem currently in its place.
"We feel that it is most appropriate to adopt the historical Magnolia Flag as an additional design of the official state flag that may be flown with equal status and dignity to represent our state as we are beginning our third century as a member of the United States," the bill says.
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/mississippi-could-become-first-us-064349724.html |
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