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Another city could furl Mississippi state flag
The Associated Press
September 13, 2017 10:55:42 AM
... Meridian Mayor Percy Bland tells The Meridian Star he thinks the flag is "divisive" in a state with a 38 percent black population.
He says the City Council could discuss removing the flag from display on municipal property when it meets Sept. 19.
All eight of Mississippi's public universities and several cities and counties have stopped flying the flag ...
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/richmond-police-plan-weapons-ban-at-pro-confederate-protest-saturday/article_d595113c-4680-58e1-b4ba-53372d78beaf.html