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Mississippi mayor says a Confederate monument is staying in storage during a lawsuit
weeks after police killed George Floyd in Minneapolis and after Mississippi legislators retired the last state flag in the ...
The Beaumont Enterprise1mon
A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
The vote seemed timely: Mississippi legislators had just retired the last state flag in the U.S. that prominently featured the Confederate battle emblem. The tarps went up soon after the vote ...
The New Yorker6d
A Forgotten Eyewitness to Civil-Rights-Era Mississippi
As resistance to integration mounted, Florence Mars bought a camera and began to photograph thousands of subjects, including ...
Business 2 Community26d
Mississippi Eyes Ballot Measure Preserving Confederate Heritage, Making Christianity State Religion, English Official Language
protect the state’s Confederate heritage. Additionally, the proposal seeks to ‘restrict or define’ Mississippi’s heritage in several areas, including the state flag, nickname, and even ...
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A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
The Grenada City Council voted to move the monument in 2020, after Mississippi legislators retired the state flag with the Confederate battle emblem. A new Grenada mayor and city council took ...