Letter from the Editor: Mississippi’s historic flag change
The question I’ve been asked most the past couple days: How did the flag change happen now, in 2020, during an unprecedented legislative session in the midst of a worldwide health pandemic?
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Inside Philip Gunn’s efforts to change the state flag
A five-part Mississippi Today series will chronicle the behind-the-scenes efforts of Speaker Philip Gunn to change the state flag.
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MISSISSIPPI State Flag CHange COVERAGE
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‘In God We Trust’ flag will go before Mississippi voters in November
The state flag commission voted 8-1 to adopt the “New Magnolia” flag over the “Great River” flag, the other finalist.
Reader poll results: Your favorite flag designs
As the flag commission narrows down its selection of Mississippi state flag designs, see what our readers chose as their favorites.
Commission selects final two designs to become new state flag
The flag commission on Sept. 2 will pick one of two designs to put before voters as a new Mississippi state flag.
Reader Poll: Which flag design is your favorite?
The Mississippi Flag Commission has narrowed the search for a new state flag to five designs. Which is your favorite?
‘Not a good look’: Rep. Wilkes says posting photo of Confederate battle flag was accident
Wilkes said she was trying to make the point that Mississippians should get to vote on whether to remove the Confederate emblem from the state flag.
One of these five designs could become the new Mississippi state flag
The commission will fly the five finalists in front of the Old Capitol in Jackson Aug. 25. They will then select a single design on Sept. 2.
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