Ishena Robinson – Lawmakers in Mississippi responded to increased pressure over the state’s distasteful flag—which boasts the battle emblem of the treasonous, slavery loving Confederacy—by passing a measure this weekend that makes it possible for the flag to be changed legislatively.
The measure passed by lawmakers on Saturday opens the door for a bill that would create a new flag—one that doesn’t celebrate a history of bigotry and failure—which would then go Mississippians for a vote:
It calls for the immediate removal of the existing flag and the creation of a commission to design a new one.
In 2001, Mississippians voted by a landslide keep the state’s Confederate flag, which was adopted decades after the civil war.
The watershed year that is 2020 seems to be setting the stage for a different outcome—particularly since the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced earlier this month that it will no longer host championship events in states where the confederate flag is flown (aka Mississippi).
The Mississippi Economic Council and the Mississippi Historical Society have also recently come out in support of changing the state’s flag.
