Judge jabs Confederate emblem as he dismisses flag lawsuit
A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to have the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag declared an unconstitutional relic of slavery.
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MUW: Flag removal will be permanent
The Mississippi flag has been taken down at Mississippi University for Women, but the timing of its removal may have had more to do with construction than Reconstruction.
After protest, Philadelphia takes down Mississippi flag
About 50 Bernie Sanders supporters protesting before the Democratic National Convention on Monday sat down in a roadway until city officials agreed to remove Mississippi’s state flag, which includes the Confederate battle emblem.
Southern Baptists oppose Confederate flag, talk racial unity
The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday urged Christians to stop displaying the Confederate battle flag, recognizing that it is perceived by many as a “symbol of hatred, bigotry and racism” that offends millions of people.
Protesters want to nix Confederate sign on Miss. flag
Protesters gathered Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol called the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag a vestige of slavery and urged Congress to erase it.
Republicans defend display of Confederate imagery in Capitol
House Republican leaders have blocked a Democratic congressman from Mississippi from offering legislation to ban Confederate imagery from the House side of the Capitol complex.
Slimantics: Good intentions, empty words
At noon Wednesday, a half hour into a student sit-in on the front steps of Lee Hall, a small group of reporters were led through a side entrance and up to the fourth floor of the beautifully-renovated old building where the office of Mississippi State University President Dr. Mark Keenum is located.
Confederate emblem ‘anti-American,’ judge in flag case says
A federal judge said Tuesday that the Confederate emblem on the Mississippi flag is “anti-American” because it represents those who fought to leave the United States.
Attorneys argue over court role in Miss. flag dispute
Attorneys are arguing about whether a federal court has the power to decide if the Confederate battle emblem should be removed from the Mississippi flag.
Slimantics: The state flag debate more than ballgames and business prospects
Today, Mississippi State will play host to the first and second rounds of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, which prompted a curious reader to call and ask for an explanation.
SC lawmaker: Remove rebel emblem from Miss. flag
A South Carolina lawmaker is joining other black leaders in calling for Mississippi to change the last state flag that includes the Confederate battle emblem.
Updated Mississippi flag lawsuit says rebel emblem ‘vestige’ of slavery
The Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag is unconstitutional because it’s a “vestige” of slavery, an attorney argues in an update to his lawsuit seeking to change the banner.
Miss. will defend lawsuit over Confederate-themed flag
Mississippi’s attorney general said Wednesday that he will defend his state’s flag against a lawsuit that seeks to remove its Confederate battle emblem, even though he thinks the flag hurts the state and should change.
Lawsuit seeks to remove Confederate-themed Miss. flag
A federal lawsuit against Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant seeks to eliminate the nation’s last state flag with the Confederate battle emblem.
Flag bills die in Legislature
Nearly 20 bills attempting to deal with the state flag all died Tuesday in the Legislature after failing to move out of committee.
Miss. lawmakers not erasing Confederate emblem on flag
Mississippi legislators this year won’t attempt to redesign the last state flag that features the Confederate battle emblem because leaders say they can’t find a majority to remove the symbol from the 122-year-old banner.
Gunn: Let voters decide on Miss. flag
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, who became the first prominent Republican last summer to call for Mississippi to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its flag, said Monday that if the flag design is going to be reconsidered, it should be put on a statewide ballot just as it was 15 years ago.
Lawmaker: Confederate sign on Miss. flag a ‘disgrace’
The Confederate battle emblem on the 122-year-old Mississippi flag is a “disgrace” and needs to be removed, a black lawmaker said Thursday at a rally outside the state Capitol.
MUW students, guests discuss state flag
Around 100 people, many of them college students, gathered in the Pope Banquet Hall on Mississippi University for Women’s campus Monday night for a forum on the state flag.