The last US state flag with a slavery emblem has officially been retired
Sue Anna Joe, whose parents immigrated from China in the 1960s, came up with the magnolia motif.
The last US state flag to bear a pro-slavery emblem has been voted out.
Mississippi voters approved a new design featuring a magnolia blossom surrounded by 20 stars against a dark blue background in yesterday’s general elections. The new design, titled “In God We Trust,” replaces the state’s 126-year-old pennant, which incorporated elements of the Confederate battle flag in the upper-left corner.
The Confederate flag was created in 1860s to represent the 11 Southern states that fought for the right to enslave Black people. Present-day supporters claim the flag is a marker of Southern pride, but it is experienced by many Americans as a hate symbol.
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