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Suit: Mississippi flag's rebel symbol 'racially demeaning'

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The Mississippi flag is "racially demeaning and hostile" because it contains the Confederate battle emblem, says a new federal lawsuit that seeks to ban one city from any public display of the state banner.

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Will State Flag Be Placed on Ballot in 2018?

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Governor Phil Bryant hinted at the possibility of allowing the people to vote to keep or change the state flag.

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Visitors Express Amazement, Pride in the State's Two New Museums

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It's the first full week of business for the 2 Mississippi Museums Project. Visitors share their impressions of the state-of-the-art facilities.

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Pollster: New Flag Vote 'Unwise' for Change Advocates

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Less than half of Mississippians support keeping the state flag with its prominent Confederate emblem, according to a new poll. But as MPB's Ezra Wall reports, a Democratic strategist says a statewide vote now would probably not result in a new flag.

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Mission Mississippi deals 'one at a time' on race relations

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Issues like Confederate imagery and athletes protesting perceived injustices are leading much of the conversation on race relations across the country. As MPB's Ezra Wall reports, a Mississippi group is working on racial reconciliation one person at a time.

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Healing Racial Divide Through Faith

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Small group leaders share what they learned while talking
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A Mississippi organization is reaching across generations to encourage people to talk about race and the feelings they're reluctant to share.

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Mississippi Communities Continue to Struggle with Display of Confederate Monuments

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Two elected boards have different ideas on approaching the issue.

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U.S. Supreme Court Seeks State's Stance on Miss. Flag

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March 2016, Attorney Carlos Moore Announces Flag Lawsuit
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Mississippi has a September deadline to file a response with the U.S. Supreme Court over flying the state flag with the confederate emblem. MPB's Desare Frazier reports.

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Activists urge Governor Bryant to change state flag

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Aujanue Ellis tells Governor Bryant, "We will not be ashamed."
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Activists and community members in Mississippi are calling for the Governor to change his stance on the state flag. MPB's Alexis Ware reports.

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Gov. Says No to Special Session to Change Flag

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Mississippi's Black Legislators are calling on the governor to hold a special session to change the state flag. The move comes as the nation reacts to violence in Virginia over a confederate monument.

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Mississippians hold vigil for targets of Charlottesville racism

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Victims of violent white supremacist protests in Charlottesville, Virginia are being remembered at a vigil in Mississippi's Capital City. MPB's Ezra Wall reports.

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NAACP Leader Calls for Removal of Confederate Monuments

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The Rankin County Confederate Monument in downtown Brandon, Miss.
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"Racial hate symbols" is what Derrick Johnson calls public references to the Confederacy. Johnson is the longtime president of Mississippi's NAACP and now leads the national organization on an interim basis. He says there are also economic reasons to take down remnants of Mississippi's Confederate past.

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Boycott of Conference over Flag Divides Some Lawmakers

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Thirteen-hundred legislators from 15 southern states are in Biloxi, for a regional conference this week. But a boycott over the state flag is keeping some lawmakers at home.

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Ole Miss to recognize slave labor on pre-Civil War buildings

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The University of Mississippi will post a sign acknowledging that slaves built some structures on the main campus founded before the Civil War.

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Attorney takes fight to bring down state flag to U.S. Supreme Court

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A Mississippi Attorney is taking his fight to bring down the state flag to the U.S. Supreme Court. He's hoping to break new ground.

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