Mississippi Will Change The Flag!

Old Mississippi is eliminating that stars and bars.

The last state of the old south is voting to change their flag.

Mississippi is the last state in the American South to still have the confederate stars and bars on its emblem. This month will be monumental for the state.

The Mississippi state legislature voted on Sunday to replace its state flag, the last in the nation to display the confederate battle emblem. The removal of the the flag marks the latest confederate symbol to topple in the weeks post George Floyd.

The bill passed by a vote of 91-23 in the House and 37-14 in the Senate. Those who voted against the bill are racist and a part of the systematic problems we all are facing in America.

Republican governor Tate Reeves is expected to sign the bill into law.

The legislature has been deadlocked for days as it considers a new state flag. The argument over the 1894 flag has become as divisive as the flag itself and it’s time to end it.
If they send me a bill this weekend, I will sign it. pic.twitter.com/bf3vyzuObt

— Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) June 27, 2020

Mississippi was facing pressure to change its flag after many companies vowed to not invest in the state if they continue to embrace the confederate emblem.

CBS News reports that many symbols of the Confederacy have vanished in the wake of the George Floyd tragedy. Earlier this month, Virginia Democratic governor Ralph Northam announced his intention to remove a towering statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee from Richmond's historic Monument Avenue. Military leaders have said their open to renaming forts named after Confederate generals, a proposal that's been rejected by Donald J. Trump. NASCAR has announced it will prohibit the display of the confederate flag during its races and other events, writing in a statement that the flag's presence "runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment."

Mississippi is the last state to embrace change in the wake of racial unrest. The state's history goes back to Jim Crow, lynchings and the Klan.

After the Charleston church massacre in 2015, all of Mississippi's public universities and many cities have stopped flying the ensign. But the flag still flies in front of many public buildings, including the state capitol building and the governor's mansion.

Mississippian lawmakers have been resistant to changing the flag, citing the state's history. Activists have urged the flag has been co-opted, and now is used as a symbol of white supremacy, the Jim Crow South and racism and violence that Black Americans still face.

Time for a change America.