Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, a Republican, on Wednesday called for the state to change its flag, which has a Confederate symbol on it.
“It is time for us to change the state flag to reflect the love, compassion and conviction of our people,” Fitch, who is white, said in a statement, noting she’s lived and raised her kids in the state.
Fitch didn’t specifically mention the flag’s Confederate symbol.
Anti-racism protests have intensified years of demands led by Black activists for Mississippi to drop the Confederate symbol from the state flag.
Mississippi State University running back Kylin Hill, who is Black, said that if the flag doesn’t change, he will no longer play representing his home state.
