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Mississippi, last state in the US to feature the Confederate emblem on its flag has passed resolution to remove the emblem.
Confederate emblem is viewed by many as a racist symbol, with recent protests over the death of George Floyd reigniting debate over its use.
In fact, politicians in the US state of Mississippi have passed a resolution to replace the state flag — with one without the Confederate emblem. Republican Governor Tate Reeves said he would sign the legislation into law if approved by lawmakers.
The flag was originally used by the slave-owning states that lost the US Civil War (1861-65). The measure passed in both chambers of the Mississippi legislature — in the House of Representatives by a margin of 91-23, and then in the Senate by a majority of 37-14. Senators reportedly cheered when the results were announced.
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Reeves, who had previously said that he would not veto a bill – but did not publicly back it, said on Saturday that “if they send me a bill this weekend, I will sign it”. “The argument over the 1894 flag has become as divisive as the flag itself and it’s time to end it,” he wrote on Twitter.
For millions of young Britons growing up in the early 1980s, one particular image of the Confederate flag was beamed into living rooms across the UK every Saturday evening. The flag emblazoned the roof of the General Lee, becoming a blur of white stars on a blue cross when at breathtaking speed, the Dodge Charger took the two heroes, Bo and Luke Duke, out of the clutches of the hapless police in The Dukes of Hazzard.
A nine-member commission is expected to design a new flag, to be voted on in November.
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