1.0WAMUhttps://wamu.orgWAMUhttps://wamu.orgMagnolias, Beer Cans and Football: Mississippi Is Designing A New State Flagrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="t7Mi5jphz1"><a href="https://wamu.org/story/20/08/06/magnolias-beer-cans-and-football-mississippi-is-designing-a-new-state-flag/">Magnolias, Beer Cans and Football: Mississippi Is Designing A New State Flag</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wamu.org/story/20/08/06/magnolias-beer-cans-and-football-mississippi-is-designing-a-new-state-flag/embed/#?secret=t7Mi5jphz1" width="600" height="338" title="“Magnolias, Beer Cans and Football: Mississippi Is Designing A New State Flag” — WAMU" data-secret="t7Mi5jphz1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ap_20216768025650_wide-de5f4c61683906109254d83d399fbc886fd00ac0.jpg1531861The state was the last one to include the Confederate battle emblem on its flag. Reuben Anderson, chair of the redesign commission, discusses the proposals and what the change means for Mississippi.