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As someone originally from Mississippi: We're finally not last in something!
by willsi 5y ago
As someone originally from Mississippi: We're finally not last in something!
- mplanchard 5y agoDid you see they also changed the flag? Never thought I’d see the day. When I was a teenager growing up there, there was a big conversation about the flag (don’t remember why), and it seemed at the time impossible that it would ever change.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoThey changed it last year. Now it’s a flower.
- mplanchard 5y agoYeah, a magnolia (the state tree and flower). So much better!
- pmoriarty 5y agoFor some context: "The flag of Mississippi features a white magnolia blossom surrounded by the words "In God We Trust" and 21 stars, on a red field with a gold-bordered blue pale. It was adopted on January 11, 2021 and replaced the previous flag that displayed the Confederate battle insignia in the upper left hand corner, which had been retired on June 30, 2020." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Mississippi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Mississippi
- charlieflowers 5y agoThey had to be forced. But it’s a fantastic milestone for sure.