On his first day on the job, Moore ordered officials to remove the Mississippi state flag from his courtroom, because that flag contains the Confederate emblem in its upper left corner.
In Moore’s eyes, the Mississippi state flag doesn’t stand for justice and instead shows the state supports the Confederacy’s legacy of slavery, he told CNN affiliate WATN-TV in Memphis.
Charleston shooting renewed calls for change
Mississippi is the last state with a flag that contains the Confederate battle emblem.
Some Mississippi cities have voted or issued executive orders to remove the state flag from city property since the Charleston shooting.
