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ashtonelijah

(340 posts) Fri Feb 8, 2013, 06:59 PM Feb 2013

Confederate Battle Flag Raised Over Mississippi Supreme Court

"Some sane Mississippi residents with an accurate appreciation for history were surprised today to find that the Confederate Battle Flag had been raised above the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson.

On this blog, I use an altered confederate "X" with altered colors and, instead of a confederate rebel star smack in the middle, I use an "=" to symbolize equality. It's meant to recognize the change even in the South towards equality for all in spite of our dark history. Change. Progress.

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Why was it raised? I'm not sure. Was it because some state legislators, along with our governor, are making declarations of sovereignty from federal law--especially as enforced by Barack Obama? Who knows? Perhaps it's just a funny attempt by our leaders to celebrate Black History Month."

Photo here:

http://www.deepsouthprogressive.com/2013/02/confederate-battle-flag-raised-over.html?m=0

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Confederate Battle Flag Raised Over Mississippi Supreme Court (Original Post) ashtonelijah Feb 2013 OP

That's the Confederate naval jack gourmet Feb 2013 #1

I used to re-enact (CSN, in fact). It bothered the hell out of me Recursion Feb 2013 #2

They raised a white flag? Scurrilous Feb 2013 #3

I see what you did there arcane1 Feb 2013 #5

Update... Apparently, it was a mistake by someone who couldn't tell the difference. ashtonelijah Feb 2013 #4

Here is NBC News article: silvershadow Feb 2013 #6

gourmet

(4 posts)

1. That's the Confederate naval jack

Reply to ashtonelijah (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:03 PM

Feb 2013

Not the Confederate battle flag.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

2. I used to re-enact (CSN, in fact). It bothered the hell out of me

Reply to gourmet (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:06 PM

Feb 2013

I have a five-minute tirade I give. That is the flag of no nation, and if you respect the Confederate servicemen, the absolute last thing you would do is display the Navy jack improperly.

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

3. They raised a white flag?

Reply to ashtonelijah (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:08 PM

Feb 2013

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

5. I see what you did there

Reply to Scurrilous (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 09:47 PM

Feb 2013

ashtonelijah

(340 posts)

4. Update... Apparently, it was a mistake by someone who couldn't tell the difference.

Reply to ashtonelijah (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:16 PM

Feb 2013

Update: It was an accident, according to my friend, progressive Mississippi activist Cristen Hemmins, who immediately called and spoke to Kevin Upchurch at the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration. Here's what she reports him saying:
'"He's just figured out what happened. was an honest mistake," said Mr. Upchurch. The Mississippi flag that was hanging in front of the Supreme Court took a bad tear in a gust of wind this morning, so his office sent someone down to the flag store to buy a new flag. The first store was out. They went to a second store, and ended up buying the Confederate Battle Flag, simply not realizing it was not the state flag. "Our guys did not recognize it...there was certainly no intent, it was just ignorance on the DFA's part."'
Ironically, the guy who apparently hoisted the wrong flag was reportedly a black guy who didn't notice the discrepancy.

Maybe if we didn't have a Confederate Flag in the left hand corner of our state flag, people would be able to differentiate between the CSA and Mississippi 2013. Or maybe not.

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)

6. Here is NBC News article:

Reply to ashtonelijah (Original post)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 07:29 AM

Feb 2013

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/09/16913791-confederate-battle-flag-raised-over-mississippi-supreme-court-building?lite

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