This is from a C-L article from April 2019
Some want to change the Mississippi flag. Which version do you prefer?
Giacomo Bologna, Mississippi ClarionLedgerPublished April 10, 2019 | Updated April 11, 2019
Some past alternatives to Mississippi's current state flag. (Photo: File photos)
A Republican candidate for attorney general said
changing Mississippi's flag would help the Magnolia state focus on its future — not its past.
The flag currently contains a Confederate battle flag in the upper left corner. It was adopted in 1894 and has survived challenges before.
If Mississippi decided to change its flag, what would a new one look like? Here are some alternatives that have been proposed over years.
The Magnolia Flag
The Magnolia flag was Mississippi's first official state flag. It was adopted in 1861 and continued to be used through the Civil War. (Photo: Special to The Clarion-Ledger)
The Magnolia Flag was Mississippi's first official state flag when it joined the Confederacy in 1861. A committee came up with the flag which prominently featured the state tree.
The Magnolia Flag was replaced in 1894 with Mississippi's current flag.
The upper left corner of the Magnolia Flag featured the Bonnie Blue Flag, which was Mississippi's flag when Mississippi was briefly the Republic of West Florida.
The Bonnie Blue Flag
Bonnie Blue Flag (Photo: Special to The Clarion-Ledger)
After a rebellion against Spain in 1810, the area that now includes Mississippi was briefly the Republic of West Florida under the Bonnie Blue Flag, with one white star, until being annexed by the U.S.
From statehood in 1817 to the start of the Civil War in 1861, Mississippi had no state flag.
According to Mississippi historian, author and professor David Sansing, the night after the Secession Convention at the Old Capitol, people walked through Jackson streets waving the Bonnie Blue.
Proposition B
A voter considers his options for state flag on April 17, 2001. Voters overwhelmingly supported the 1894 flag, which contains the Confederate emblem. (Photo: AP)
If Mississippi changed its state flag, what would the new one look like? Here are some options.
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