This week marks the anniversaries of several important events that contributed to the historic flag change. Below, you’ll find a comprehensive collection of our flag coverage, as well as our anniversary series that gives a behind-the-scenes look at the effort to change the flag. You’ll also see a timeline, originally published on our Instagram account, pointing out some of the pivotal moments leading to the change.
Below you’ll find 64 flag-related posts, including articles, cartoons, podcasts and surveys, that published during a 22-day period.
Timeline: How Mississippi lawmakers removed the state flag
Here’s the full list of flag-related coverage published in 2020:
June 8: Mississippi lawmakers could change the state flag today if they wanted. Here’s how.
June 9: Bipartisan group of lawmakers, with Speaker Gunn’s blessing, pushes to change Mississippi state flag
June 11: ‘Racist relic of the past’: Powerful teachers group pushes to change state flag
June 11: Marshall Ramsey: Removal
June 11: Senate Democrats file resolution to change state flag after earlier action by House members
June 12: Here’s where House members stand on changing the Mississippi state flag
June 12: Here’s where Senate members stand on changing the Mississippi state flag
June 13: Marshall Ramsey: The Flag
June 14: A tale of two Southern states and their Confederate battle cross flags
June 15: Podcast: Why changing the state flag is an uphill battle in 2020
June 15: Survey: Share your thoughts: Should Mississippi change its state flag?
June 15: Poll: Mississippians marginally favor keeping current state flag, but support for change gains steam
June 15: Marshall Ramsey: Which Will Happen First?
June 16: Marshall Ramsey: The Winds of Change
June 17: Como’s Tommy Joe Martins is proudly part of a new Confederate flag-less day at NASCAR
June 18: SEC commissioner to lawmakers: Lose Confederate emblem from state flag, or lose championship events.
June 18: Athletes ask NCAA to ban college baseball regionals in Mississippi until lawmakers change state flag
June 20: Leaders consider letting Mississippi voters decide fate of the state flag. Are they sidestepping?
June 21: Mike Bianco: State flag debate ‘bigger than baseball, bigger than hosting NCAA regionals’
June 22: Podcast: Senate Leader Hopson discusses budget, state flag
June 22: No more C-USA postseason events in Miss. until the state flag is changed
June 22: Marshall Ramsey: Separate But Equal Flags
June 22: Legislative leaders say they’re still short of necessary votes to change state flag
June 23: Marshall Ramsey: All By Ourselves
June 23: Top CEO: ‘People will boycott Mississippi products’ if lawmakers put state flag on ballot
June 23: ‘It’s a moral issue:’ Mississippi Baptist Convention calls for new state flag
June 23: Sports has taught us much in Mississippi. Now it unites many of us over the state flag.
June 23: Lacking legislative votes to change state flag, Gunn and Hosemann turn to religious leaders for help
June 24: Poll: For first time ever, most Mississippians support changing state flag
June 24: Marshall Ramsey: The Second Battle of the State Flag
June 25: Mississippi Republican Party chairman: Now is time to change the state flag
June 25: ‘It screams hate’: Colleges coaches urge lawmakers to change state flag
June 25: Many coaches, but just one message: It’s time for Mississippi to change its state flag.
June 25: Marshall Ramsey: The Governor’s Position
June 25: Lawmakers again delay vote to change state flag but plan to stay in Jackson through the weekend
June 26: Marshall Ramsey: The Crossroads
June 26: Lawmakers plan to begin voting Saturday to change Mississippi state flag
June 26: ‘Now is the time’: Mississippi NAACP leader urges lawmakers to change state flag quickly
June 26: Marshall Ramsey: The Choice
June 27: Gov. Tate Reeves: If Legislature passes bill to change state flag, ‘I will sign it’
June 27: House and Senate clear the path to remove Mississippi state flag
June 27: Marshall Ramsey: Going, Going, Gone
June 28: State flag, COVID-19 could have reverberations in November Espy vs. Hyde-Smith tilt
June 28: Lawmakers plan to remove Mississippi state flag on Sunday
June 28: Mississippi furls state flag with Confederate emblem after 126 years
June 29: Podcast: ‘It’s been surreal’: How lawmakers changed the Mississippi state flag
June 29: For not the first time, sports has helped Mississippians see their way to change
June 29: Confederate battle flag comes down: Myrlie Evers weeps. ‘Medgar’s wings must be clapping.’
June 29: Marshall Ramsey: Parting the Opposition
June 30: After waffling for years, Gov. Tate Reeves signs bill to change state flag
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