JACKSON -- A Mississippi man with a history of trying to enshrine Old South symbols in the state constitution is trying again, this time hoping to change the state song to "Dixie" and require officials to fly a Confederate battle flag outside the Capitol.
But getting a constitutional amendment on the statewide ballot can be difficult, with signatures required from more than 107,000 voters. Most initiatives started in Mississippi never make it to the ballot because organizers fail to find enough
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