Mississippi Group Fights to Revive Rebel-Themed State Flag

Mississippi Group Fights to Revive Rebel-Themed State Flag
The state flag is raised for the flag retirement ceremony at the Mississippi State Capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi on July 1, 2020. Rory Doyle/AFP via Getty Images
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JACKSON, Miss.—Some Mississippi residents are rebelling against the legislature’s decision to retire a Confederate-themed state flag, and they are being encouraged by conservative legislators who fought the change.

Organizers of a group called Let Mississippi Vote said Aug. 17 that they are starting an initiative to put the retired flag and three other flag designs on the statewide ballot.