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General News    H4'ed 11/9/20

Mississippi Votes Out Old Confederate-Themed State Flag, Gets New Design

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Mississippi lawmakers vowed to replace their Confederate-themed state flag in late June. From there, more than 2,000 design ideas were submitted by Mississippians. The rules? The flag could not have Confederate imagery on it, and the words, “In God We Trust” should be featured. Voters approved a beautiful new flag.

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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)
 

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