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Decision day: Magnolia or shield for new Mississippi flag?

by Associated Press
| September 2, 2020 12:03 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A commission on Wednesday is choosing a single proposal to replace a state flag that Mississippi retired because the 126-year-old banner included the Confederate battle emblem that's widely seen as racist.

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