Mississippi governor to sign bill to remove Confederate emblem from state flag in 'coming days'

Gov. Tate Reeves says he will sign a bill that was approved by Mississippi legislators to remove the Confederate emblem from the state flag.Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is set to sign a bill to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag"in the coming days," his office told ABC News on Monday.

This June 25, 2020, file photo shows a Mississippi state flag flying outside the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Mississippi will surrender the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag, more than a century after white supremacist legislators embedded it there a generation after the South lost the Civil War. Mississippi's House and Senate voted in succession Sunday, June 28, 2020, to retire the flag, with broad bipartisan support. Republican Gov.

On Saturday, Reeves had said he would sign the bill if the legislature passed it. That afternoon, the state House and state Senate passed measures allowing for a vote on changing the flag. In this May 4, 2020, file photo, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is shown in Jackson, Miss., during his daily update on the state's response to COVID-19.On Sunday afternoon, the state House voted 91-23 to remove the emblem. The state Senate passed the bill in a 37-14 vote.

The first president of Mississippi State University, Stephen D. Lee, was a general in the confederate army, and his legacy is celebrated through his statue on the Drill Field. Please sign and share to have President Mark Keenum remove the statue.

DretheMost Black Lives Matter will STILL not be appeased...

اللهم قسمهم وانههم وشتت شملهم مثلما دعموا المحتلين.

Get ur T-shirts online before they sell out! Under $10, free shipping! TrumpWorld4 LiberalismIsTheRealPandemic AllLivesMatter BackTheBlue they protect you WalkAwayFromDemocrats they destroy everything FourMoreYears is needed to fix the mess left behind DrainTheSwamp

Trash

Yet no one has questioned why the confederate flag is allowed to be Georgia's state flag? Or does no one actually know what the confederate flag looks like? Very sad.

It's about time Mississippi didn't abolish slavery into 2013

. The four blue stripes represent the Mississippi, Pearl, Pascagoula, and Tombigbee Rivers (L-R, West to East). The symbols on the blue stripes represent the historical cities on those rivers: Natchez, Jackson, Biloxi, and Columbus, respectively.

Turncoat

Republicans taking care of business.

Yes! Remove that ugly ass flag from America

NewMississippiFlag

Coward

Here’s America’s new National Anthem

It's a miracle!!

GMA 👍👏👏👏

I’m just curious with what’s gonna replace it? The pre confederate flag maybe?

Now can we go back to hating the Mexicans.

Remove the wealth Mississippi made off of the free labors of Black people and give that to the American descendants of slaves!

The night they drove old Dixie down.

This Southern politician just made a step forward. I hope that it actually happens. We need steps like this.

Baby steps 💪🏽

MauricioABC7 Wimps!

Can we now remove the 4 white dudes carved into the Black Hills?

Commendable overdue

lol fuck that flag

I HOPE PEOPLE NEVER FORGET JUNE 1964 W 3 CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS W MISSING UNTIL FOUND DEAD AUG4..ABOUT TIME..

This started my real new history period means a lot

doctor_eon 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Token symbolism. Mississippi is extremely racist towards blacks.

Some of the only good news in 2020

Good job

Long over due

To bad they can't remove racism from their souls as easily.

This is a big step that has been long overdue.

There. Racism solved. 🙄

Phil_Lewis_ Where are the masks?

GOOD! Let the tears flow!

PLEASE HELP BLACK LIVES MATTER END, BY WATCHING THIS VIDEO🙏 realDonaldTrump JoeBiden HillaryClinton MichelleObama GovWhitmer GOPChairwoman BETMusic marklevinshow FLOTUS RyanSeacrest Ludacris MeekMill trvisXX taylorswift13 TIME cnni BBCNews Conservatives

Small steps...time to change racist, bigoted attitudes

here comes all the blue lives matter supporters with the all lives matters acting offended

Well done!!

Good riddance

Wussy!

Oh no. What will happen now that their flag doesn't include the emblem of a treasonous pack of losers?

Good riddance

About time 😒

Racists punching their kids rn

Next step remove racism from their hearth

One small step a time!! Thank you!

Uh oh here come the treason rag fans

Thread:

Shameful

Sad,,,,

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Mississippi lawmakers overwhelmingly pass bill to create new state flag without Confederate battle emblemThe Mississippi flag and its Confederate battle emblem is expected to come down in the coming days as lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to choose a new state banner. Time destroys all things. Long overdue. Should never have had it, as the civil war was a rebellion, subsequently put down.
Source: USATODAY - 🏆 100. / 63 Read more »

Mississippi governor to sign bill removing Confederate emblem from state flagRepublican Gov. Tate Reeves is set to sign a bill Tuesday evening to remove the Confederate emblem from the official Mississippi state flag, the only remaining state flag to feature the Confederate insignia. Place a running river. As logo..green with blue. Now do the Democratic Party.
Source: CNN - 🏆 4. / 95 Read more »

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate battle emblem from state flagWell damn, how many of them are dead now? I don’t trust blanca Mississippians.... it’s a set up! Great
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »

Mississippi Black Lawmaker On Taking Down The Flag: A Symbol Of 'Hate And Not Love'Mississippi lawmakers on Sunday voted to retire the state's flag with the Confederate battle emblem in the corner, which has flown since 1894. 'It was a very hateful oppressive and divisive symbol,' says Sen. Derrick Simmons. don't forget DefundNPR from Taxpayers money ! Shouldn’t have taken this long...the confederate flag has no place in this country!
Source: NPR - 🏆 96. / 63 Read more »

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove rebel emblem from flagJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag, triggering raucous applause and cheers more than a century after white... I can come up with something way better than that! Good on ya, Mississippi!!💕👍💕
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate emblem from state flagMississippi lawmakers have voted to remove a symbol of the pro-slavery Confederacy from the Deep South state's flag, the latest symbol of racism to come down amid outrage at the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minnesota. 👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍 *GOP lawmakers
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »