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Mississippi flag set to be retired
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I'm very happy to see this. I'm surprised and I applaud Mississippi!
I also want to share a couple things that may surprise those of you who know me.
In Georgia, the case is a bit more clear than in Mississippi as the State Senator Jefferson Lee Davis introduced legislation in 1955 to change the state flag specifically to protest desegreation of public schools. It made the state flag of Georgia a racist symbol because it was done for racist reasons.
In Mississippi, it was a lot less nefarious as in1894, the flag was adopted to "celebrate the valor of the men who wore the grey" and it was to "perpetuate the battle flag under which these dear men served." It is not an easy thing for us southerners to say we should not celebrate our ancestors who fought bravely - but against the United States. Most of us grew up learning about "the war of northern agression," or at least I did. And the fact is, the Conferacy, as much as I and others learned otherwise, fought to defend the enslavement of colored people. And to celebrate the confederacy is a disserve to those who were enslaved by it.
So, MIssissippi, of all places, moving past it's celebration of being a confederate state is a good thing in my opinion.
I think it is very possible that the dixie flag could have forever been seen as a symbol of the south. But, it's use as a symbol of racism by the state of Georgia, by the Klu Klux Klan and others has turned it into a widely recognized symbol of discrimination and none of us want to celebrate that.
I live in California now. I am far away from the south. Am I proud of the south? Yes. There are incredibly genteel and caring men and women in the south. I grew up on a cattle ranch in the rural south hunting in my spare time. The fierce loyalty, independence, kindness and religious faith of the south is incredible. My pesonal hope as a southerner is that we can find symbols that represent the south that are not usurped by those espousing hatred. I am mad at those who have taken the dixie flag away from noble minded southerners and turned it into a symbol of hate.
And coming back to Mississippi, I am proud of their legislature for seeking to find ways that celebrate the greatness of Mississippi without reliance on a symbol that casts doubt on Mississippi's ability to move forward.