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struggle4progress

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7. Miss Mississippi calls state flag 'relic'

Reply to Catch2.2 (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 12:56 AM

Jul 2015

Hannah Roberts pulled into flag debate
UPDATED 6:51 PM CDT Jul 09, 2015

... “We’re from the hospitality state. We like to brag that we’re the most hospitable in the nation, yet we’re holding onto a relic that some do care about, but for the most part is hurtful to not only people in our state, but people in the rest of our nation,” Roberts said ...

http://www.wapt.com/politics/miss-mississippi-speaks-out-on-state-flag-debate/34080194

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Time to change the Mississippi state flag! [View all] Catch2.2 Jul 2015 OP

Mississippi NOLALady Jul 2015 #1

Another reason I'm glad my kids are adults now jberryhill Jul 2015 #2

what about this arely staircase Jul 2015 #3

The Magnolia Flag would be better, to better reflect the state... Humanist_Activist Jul 2015 #4

Could use a better tree. arely staircase Jul 2015 #8

The trees in Mississippi are not the right height jberryhill Jul 2015 #11

Pelosi Forces Vote To Remove State Flags With Confederate Symbol From Capitol struggle4progress Jul 2015 #5

Mississippi congressman calls Confederate flag a symbol of 'treasonous group' struggle4progress Jul 2015 #6

Miss Mississippi calls state flag 'relic' struggle4progress Jul 2015 #7

good for her nt arely staircase Jul 2015 #9

Don't forget about Georgia's State flag! nt LostOne4Ever Jul 2015 #10

Georgia removed the offending symbol in 2001. n/t MadrasT Jul 2015 #12

Look up confederate flags, then look at Georgia's current flag LostOne4Ever Jul 2015 #14

Governor Roy Barnes first changed the flag back in 2001 Calista241 Jul 2015 #13

This is Georgia's current flag: LostOne4Ever Jul 2015 #15

And since we are changing and hiding history. oneshooter Jul 2015 #16

No one said that. States shouldn't have symbols of failed rebellion... Humanist_Activist Jul 2015 #17