{"id":16834,"date":"2020-06-28T06:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T03:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mississippi-takes-first-step-in-removing-confederate-symbol-from-state-flag\/"},"modified":"2020-06-28T06:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T03:46:00","slug":"mississippi-takes-first-step-in-removing-confederate-symbol-from-state-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mississippi-takes-first-step-in-removing-confederate-symbol-from-state-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mississippi takes first step in removing Confederate symbol from state flag"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mississippi takes first step in removing Confederate symbol from state flag<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 27, 2020 |<\/span> 11:46pm <\/p>\n

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\n Residents app<\/a>laud after Mississippi lawmakers passes a resolution to alter its state flag.<\/span>
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\n Mississippi formally began the process to remove the Confederate symbol from its state flag Saturday.<\/p>\n

The state House and Senate voted to suspend legislative deadlines and file a bill to change the flag amid intense criticism and weeks of pressure during protests over racial injustices.<\/p>\n

Observers at the Mississippi Capitol roared in applause as the actions were taken, with debate on a bill to begin as soon as Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, you \u2014 Mississippi \u2014 have a date with destiny,\u201d Sen. Briggs Hopson declared.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Republican Rep. Jason White in the House said, \u201cThe eyes of the state, the nation and indeed the world are on this House.\u201d<\/p>\n

Demonstrators have flooded the streets of American cities over the last month in protest of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, with many in the South challenging the continued use of Confederate imagery, including the rebel flag and monuments.<\/p>\n

Mississippi is the last state to include the Confederate emblem \u2014 a red field crossed with a blue X dotted with 13 white stars \u2014 in its flag.<\/p>\n

The flag has been controversial among residents for decades but, after recent demonstrations, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Saturday that he would sign legislation to change the flag if the Republican-controlled Legislature passes a bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe argument over the 1894 flag has become as divisive as the flag itself, and it\u2019s time to end it,\u201d Reeves said.<\/p>\n

The governor had previously taken a less-firm stance on the topic, saying only that he wouldn\u2019t veto a bill if it came before him.<\/p>\n

A bill would remove the current Mississippi flag from state law. A commission would then be tasked with designing a new flag without the Confederate battle emblem \u2014 though it must have the phrase \u201cIn God We Trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new design would be put on the ballot Nov. 3 and would become the official state flag if a majority of voters approve of the design.<\/p>\n

If a majority vote against the new flag, the commission will go back to the drawing board to design a new emblem under the same criteria.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know there are many good people who \u2026 believe that this flag is a symbol of our Southern pride and heritage,\u201d said White, the Republican speaker pro tempore of the House.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for most people throughout our nation and the world, they see that flag and think that it stands for hatred and oppression.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democratic lawmakers celebrate a day some thought they\u2019d never see.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would never have thought that I would see the flag come down in my lifetime,\u201d said Democratic Sen. Barbara Blackmon.<\/p>\n

With Post wires<\/em>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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