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Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze on Mississippi flag: ‘I strongly believe it’s time...

(AP) Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze says he supports removing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. “While I’m not a political figure, I strongly believe it’s time we move in a...

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Anthony Hervey, black Mississippi flag supporter, dies in traffic accident

(AP) A black Mississippi man who often dressed in Confederate regalia to support the state flag has died in a one-car accident. The Highway Patrol says 49-year-old Anthony Hervey was killed Sunday when...

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Analysis: Mississippi flag a potent election-year issue

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — On a sidewalk outside the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion on a hot summer’s evening, an interracial group of about 80 people prayed for state leaders to remove the...

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Buffett, Grisham, Freeman, Manning among famous Mississippians wanting flag...

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Jimmy Buffett, John Grisham, Morgan Freeman and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning are among famous current and former Mississippi residents asking the...

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Mississippi flag supporters criticize ballot summary

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sponsors of three identical initiatives that seek to keep the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag say they’re frustrated by ballot titles the attorney general’s...

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Rally calls for keeping Confederate emblem on Mississippi flag

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — About 200 people who want to keep the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag are rallying outside the state Capitol. Some say removing the symbol would be akin to...

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Moss Point native files federal lawsuit against governor over Mississippi flag

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A Moss Point native has filed a federal lawsuit against Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant seeking to eliminate the nation’s last state flag with the Confederate battle emblem. In...

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Updated Mississippi flag lawsuit says rebel emblem ‘vestige’ of slavery

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — 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...

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Letter to the Editor

Recommendation suggested for a new Mississippi flag “Come now, let us reason together…” We believe that music offers us a universal language. Since Mississippi claims national and international fame...

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Another Mississippi city lowers Confederate-themed flag

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A city that relies heavily on tourism is joining several other local governments in abandoning the Mississippi flag because it contains...

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