Mississippi flag
The flag of Mississippi was adopted in 1894.
The U.S. state of Mississippi has had two flags in its history, the second being the current one. The first one, known as the "Magnolia Flag" was adopted in 1861 and consisted of a white field, charged with a magnolia tree and a representation of the Bonnie Blue Flag in the upper hoist. In 1865, the Magnolia Flag was declared to be "null and void," and the state was left without an official flag until the second design was adopted in 1894.
Designed by Edward N. Scudder, the 1894 flag consisted of three equal horizontal tribands of blue, white, and red, with the canton of the battle flag. The 13 stars on the state flag officially represented "the number of the original states of the Union," though they are sometimes thought to be for the states that seceded from the Union plus Missouri and Kentucky, which also had both Confederate and Union governing bodies Until June 2020, this design was the only state flag to still incorporate the Confederate battle flag. State legislators have proposed new flag designs in opposition to the Confederate graphics, especially following the Charleston church shooting and the killing of George Floyd.
On June 27, 2020, the Mississippi Legislature passed a resolution to suspend the rules to allow a vote on the flag issue on Sunday, June 28, with the House approving by a vote of 85–34 and the Senate approving by a vote of 36–14. The next day, on June 28, the Legislature passed a bill to remove the flag within 15 days of the bill's effective date and establish a commission to design a replacement that would exclude the Confederate battle flag and include the motto "In God We Trust". Governor Tate Reeves said he would sign the bill into law if it is passed
Before 1861, Mississippi lacked a flag. When the State Convention at the Capitol in Jackson declared its secession from the United States ("Union") on January 9, 1861, near the start of the American Civil War, spectators in the balcony handed a Bonnie Blue Flag down to the state convention delegates on the convention floor, and one was raised over the state capitol building in Jackson as a sign of independence Later that night, residents of Jackson paraded through the streets under the banner. Harry McCarthy, an Irish singer and playwright who observed the street parade, was inspired to write the patriotic song "The Bonnie Blue Flag."
The first flag was known as the "Magnolia Flag." It was the official state flag from March 30, 1861, until August 22, 1865. On January 26, 1861, the delegates to the state convention approved the report of a special committee that had been appointed to design a coat of arms and "a suitable flag". The flag recommended by the committee was "A Flag of white ground, a magnolia tree in the centre, a blue field in the upper left hand corner with a white star in the centre, the Flag to be finished with a red border and a red fringe at the extremity of the Flag." Due to time constraints and the pressure to raise "means for the defense of the state," the delegates neglected to adopt the flag officially in January but did so when they reassembled in March 1861. The Magnolia Flag was not widely used or displayed during the Civil War, as the various Confederate flags were displayed more frequently. Following the conclusion of the war, a Union reconstruction state convention nullified many of the ordinances and resolutions passed by the State Convention of 1861. Among those nullified was the ordinance of 1861 "to provide a Coat of Arms and Flag for the State of Mississippi," leaving the State of Mississippi without one until 1894
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