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[News] Senator Calls For Return of Old Mississippi Flag: ‘Our People Died Under That Flag’ (www.mississippifreepress.org)

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Mississippi Sen. Kathy Chism, R-New Albany, said the Legislature should not have retired the Confederate-themed state flag.

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[–] AbidanYre 58 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And she didn't even get that part right.

From the article:

The state did not adopt the flag—...—until 1894

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

Southern education strikes again!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yup yup.The Rebel Flag is a modern invention of racists, it was never officially flown in battle or otherwise. The one it was based on was square, making it a different flag, and only flew over one company in the Confederacy. Most Confederate soldiers wouldn't have even recognized it. Didn't have to, there were many Confederate flags but only one union flag. They only needed to recognize the one.