The traditional Confederate battle flag never flew over Mississippi as a state flag during the Civil War. Mississippi's flag in that era featured a magnolia tree as its dominant symbol.

Mississippi is one step closer to picking a new state flag after a commission on Tuesday advanced five final designs from the thousands of submissions received to replace the Confederate-themed flag ...

which symbolized white supremacy and Mississippi's glorification of the Civil War. Until 2021, the flag was the only state flag in the U.S. to incorporate the Confederate battle flag into its ...