A fairgoer holds a Mississippi State flag during the Neshoba County Fair Wednesday, July 31, 2019.
As lawmakers consider whether to change the state flag, which features the Confederate battle emblem, dozens of cities and counties, universities and colleges, businesses and powerful associations have either stopped flying the flag or asked leaders to change it.
Lawmakers in both the Senate and House have engaged in conversations about changing the state flag the past two weeks as protests about racial equality have continued across the state and nation. Tens of thousands of protesters in Mississippi have focused their demands around the state flag.
Late last week, as pressure to change the flag continued to grow, lawmakers discussed two options: adopting a second official state flag or letting Mississippi voters decide the fate of the current flag. Lawmakers plan to leave Jackson for the year on Friday.
Below is a running list of those entities that have either removed the flag or asked lawmakers to change the flag. We need your help updating the list. If you see an entity we’re missing, please send an email to adam@mississippitoday.org or kayleigh@mississippitoday.org.
Cities
Bay St. Louis
Biloxi
Clarksdale
Cleveland
Clinton
Columbus
Gautier
Greenwood
Greenville
Grenada
Gulfport
Hattiesburg
Jackson
Laurel
Leland
Macon
Magnolia
Marks
McComb
Moss Point
Natchez
Oxford
Pascagoula
Pass Christian
Ridgeland
Starkville
Tupelo
Vicksburg
Waveland
Walnut Grove
West Point
Yazoo City
Colleges/Universities
Alcorn State University
Belhaven University
Blue Mountain College
Coahoma Community College
Copiah–Lincoln Community College
Delta State University
East Central Community College
East Mississippi Community College
Hinds Community College
Holmes Community College
Itawamba Community College
Jackson State University
Jones County Junior College
Mabus Agency
Meridian Community College
Millsaps College
Mississippi College
Mississippi Delta Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Mississippi State University
Mississippi University for Women
Mississippi Valley State University
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Pearl River Community College
Rust College
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Tougaloo College
University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center
University of Southern Mississippi
William Carey University
Counties
Adams
Hinds
Leflore
Oktibbeha
Tunica
Washington
Businesses
4th Avenue Lounge
7SOUTH COFFEE HOUSE
8 Oak Development
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ACE Cheer Company of Jackson
Adams and Reese LLP
Agracel, Inc.
Andercorp
Arco Avenue / Row 10
AT&T
Atmos Energy
Barnard Equipment Company
Barnes Crossing Auto Group
BancorpSouth Bank
Bankplus
B B Concrete Co., Inc.
Beard + Riser Architects PLLC
Beau Rivage & Gold Strike
BeautyCounter with Ashley Dukes
Beckham Custom Jewelry Co.
Blessey Law Firm
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi
Bragg Specialty Contractors
Burr Forman LLP
Butler Snow
Carbon Office
Carson Law Group, PLLC
Champions Basketball Academy
Chevron Products Company
Clapton Realty Company
Clarke Veneers and Plywood
Claude Julian’s Clothing Company
Coastal Tile, LLC
Coastal Waters, LLC
Conscious Healing Therapies, LLC
Cooperative Energy
Core Cycle + Outdoor
Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling
Cotton District Cookies
Cox MHP Inc.
Creative Distillery
Crooked Letter Picture Company
CSpire
Custom Travel Professionals, LLC
d + p Design Build, LLC
Davis Purdy Architects, PLLC / Threefoot Brewing Company, LLC
Delta Dairy
Delta Lodging Group LLC
Deviney
DIG Creative Solutions
Doc’s Doggie Daycare
Drax Biomass
Donahoo Law Firm, PLLC
East Mississippi Business Development Corporation – Board of Directors
Elite Detail Services, LLC
Elle James Bridal
Emmett Till Interpretive Center
erica, inc.
Evergreen Garden Center
Fenian’s Pub
Ferriss and Company
Fondren Fitness
Franklin Eyewear
GET SNATCHED LLC
Galloway Chandler McKinney
Giardinia’s Restaurant
Gibbs Travis, PLLC
Golden Triangle Development LINK
Goodwill South Mississippi
Graham Roofing Incorporated
Green Diamond Resource Company
Guice&Guice Advertising
Hall Timberlands
Hallie D. Brand Consulting DBA
Hancock Whitney
Hancock National Resource Group
Hardy Reed, LLC
Harrah’s Gulf Coast (Caesars Entertainment)
Historical Replications, Inc
Hollis Farms – Anguilla
HORNE LLP
Hotel and Restaurant Supply
Hometown Collective
Indigo Cowork; Farmhouse Tupelo; Farmhouse Fulton
IPrint
Iron Sharp, LLC
Irvin Law, PLLC
Ivey Mechanical Company
J. Ford Agency, Alfa Insurance
Jacobs Properties
Jones Companies
Khafre, Inc / da House of Khafre
Keystone Specialty Pharmacy
Knight Nonprofit Center
Law Office of Sean A. Courtney
Law Office of Elise Epperson Deano
Legacy Business League
Legacy Reel LLC
Louisville Pizza Company
Marguerite Melton Interiors
Martin O’Neal & Associates
Mangia Bene Restaurant Management Group
Material Girls / Highland Park by Material Girls
McCarty Architects
McLaughlin Garner Group, LLC
Merchants & Marine Bank
Merle Norman / Luna Bella, LLC
Miller Transporters, Inc.
Millsaps Avenue LLC
MINACT, Inc.
Mindful Therapy
Mississippi Aquarium
Mississippi Blitz
Mississippi Business Journal
Mississippi Export Railroad
MLMA
Molly Gee and Company
Molpus Woodlands Group
Moore Media
Mosaic Media, Inc.
Multicraft International
MPS Grants
Nicole Boutique
Nissan North America
NMIDA
officePRO
Our Mississippi, LLC
Paduda, Inc.
Parc Branding
Park Heights Restaurant
Patty Peck Honda
Paul Moak Honda Volvo Subaru
Planters Bank
Pleasant Smiles
Premium Productions
Pruet Companies
R.W. Reed Company, Inc.
Renasant Bank
Revere Photography
RMS
Ross & Yerger
Ryda Medical Solutions
Scarborough Film, Inc.
Sellers & Associates, PLLC
Shiflett Properties LLC
Soulflower Counseling, LLC
State Street Group, LLC
Strongbox Strategies
SummerHouse
Taggart, Rimes & Graham, PLLC
Tremont Floral
The Alliance
The Alluvian Hotel
The Alluvian Spa
The District on Howard Avenue
The Hive Blog
The Leland Progress
The Onyx Method
The People’s Bank
Therizo Foundation
Thimblepress
Thomasson Company
Thompson’s Welding Services
Thrive Health
Tommy Kirkpatrick Wedding Films
Toyota North America
Toyota of Brookhaven
Trustmark Corporation
Unabridged Architecture
Viking Cooking School
Viking Range
Voice56Studio
Wade Incorporated
Wade Law Firm PLLC
Walmart
Weaver Architecture
Wells & Co. LLC
Weyerhaeuser
W.G. Yates and Sons Construction Co.
Whitney Bank
Wilder Counseling, PLLC
Williamson Real Estate, Inc.
Wilson & Hiatt Law Office
Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A.
Wurmworks
Wyolah Films
Yelverton Consulting, LLC
YoungWilliams
Associations/Organizations
Area Development Partnership (ADP) Board of Directors
Business and Industry Political Education Committee (BIPEC)
Community Development Foundation (Tupelo)
Conference USA
Cooperative Energy
Delta Council
Delta Health Alliance
Empower Mississippi
Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership
Gulf Coast Business Council
Human Rights Campaign
Hunter Douglas
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi Association of Educators
Mississippi Bankers Association
Mississippi Baptist Convention Board
Mississippi Economic Council
Mississippi Economic Development Council
Mississippi Democratic Party
Mississippi Center for Justice
Mississippi Library Association
Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi Main Street Association
Mississippi Museum of Art
Mississippi Manufacturers Association
Mississippi Professional Educators
Mississippi Realtor’s Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Monroe County Chamber of Commerce
Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation
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Full list: Mississippi cities, universities and businesses that have removed or called for a new state flag
by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today June 21, 2020
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Adam Ganucheau, as Mississippi Today's editor-in-chief, oversees the newsroom and works with the editorial team to fulfill our mission of producing high-quality journalism in the public interest. Adam has covered politics and state government for Mississippi Today since February 2016. A native of Hazlehurst, Adam has worked as a staff reporter for AL.com, The Birmingham News and The Clarion-Ledger and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Adam earned his bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Mississippi.
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