(photo credit: J. Stephen Conn)
From The Clarion-Ledger:
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn said Monday night that the Confederate emblem in the state's official flag has to go.
"We must always remember our past, but that does not mean we must let it define us," Gunn, a Clinton Republican, said in a statement. "As a Christian, I believe our state's flag has become a point of offense that needs to be removed. We need to begin having conversations about changing Mississippi's flag."
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Legislative Black Caucus Chairman Sen. Kenny Wayne Jones, D-Canton, said it was "possible" changing the flag could be on that body's agenda come the next legislative session, which starts in January. "We're looking at it very seriously," Jones said. "We believe the state is more progressive (than it was in 2001). We don't want to step on the historical aspect of it, but it's so offensive to so many people. That flag as a representation of the state has no right to be here."
http://www.clarionledger.com/...
Dang - South Carolina, Walmart, and now maybe Mississippi. So far, it would appear that Dylann Roof's attempt to start a race war has backfired spectacularly. Of course, getting rid of the racist Confederate Flag is only the beginning of what needs to be done. But it's a good start.
h/t Chris Hayes of MSNBC.
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