White supremacists embedded the rebel-flag symbol within the Mississippi state flag more than 125 years ago. Sign in or Subscribe See Offers. Sign In: Login.

A new proposal seeks a statewide election on removing the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi flag. But it could be years before the issue gets on the ballot, and there's no guarantee ...

For years, Black Mississippians have protested for the removal of the Confederate emblem from its flag. On Sunday their shouts were met with change. The Mississippi state flag flies in front of ...

Mississippi legislative committees are again killing bills to either remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag or require universities to fly the state banner.Mississippi has used the ...

An online petition to change the flag had received more than 140,000 signatures by Monday afternoon. "Myself, and so many other people my age, can't be black or an activist and be silent on ...

Mississippi is the last state with a flag that contains the Confederate battle emblem. In 2001, Mississippi residents voted to keep the flag’s current design.

Mississippi has the last state flag with the Confederate battle emblem -- a red field topped by a blue X with 13 white stars. The flag has been divisive for generations.

The argument that respect for Southern heritage drives white support for the Confederate flag might lead one to think that flag supporters would be more knowledgeable about Southern history.

In 2015, after Dylann Roof, a self-declared white supremacist who brandished a Confederate flag, slaughtered nine black members of a Charleston church, major retailers such as Walmart, Target and ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, more than a century after white supremacist Read More Skip to content ...