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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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.
State flag commission makes tweaks, narrows choices to nine
The flag commission met Friday and narrowed selections down to the final nine.
State flag commission announces 147 finalists of nearly 3,000 submissions
The commission will choose one new flag to put before voters on the Nov. 3 ballot. Voters can either approve or reject the new design.
Expert tells Mississippi state flag redesign commission: ‘Keep it simple.’
A flag expert noted that the Mississippi Legislature has mandated the commission violate one of the core principles of flag design: lettering on the banner.
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