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Mississippi one of only four states that still celebrates Confederate Memorial Day. Why?
State offices throughout Mississippi will be ... Legislature voted to change the state flag in 2020, which previously featured a confederate symbol, to a magnolia flower, he has been hopeful ...
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Gov. Reeves orders state flag to fly at half-staff to honor Rep. Robert Clark Jr.
Gov. Tate Reeves has directed state flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the late Rep. Robert G. Clark. Clark, who served ...
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Editorial: Mississippi has heroes who fought for democracy. Why is it marking Confederate Heritage Month?
It is the state where Emmett Till ... from lockdown to racial reckoning, Mississippi retired its Confederate-oriented flag and adopted a new one featuring a magnolia. It was a symbolic but ...
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Mississippi Legislature might make sweet potato new state vegetable. What do you think?
The Southern magnolia, featured on the Mississippi flag, has been the state flower since 1990. It also lends its name to one of the state nicknames - The Magnolia State. The tree has also served ...