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Mississippi to Choose New State Flag After Vote to Remove Confederate Symbol

Mississippi to Choose New State Flag After Vote to Remove Confederate Symbol
The Mississippi state flag flies on a flag pole in a file photo. Bill Colgin/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
6/28/2020|Updated: 6/30/2020

Mississippi’s House and Senate passed a measure that will remove the Confederate symbol from the state’s flag, sending the historic bill to Gov. Tate Reeves’s desk.

Reeves has said he would sign legislation to change the flag’s insignia.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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