The face of a movement reflects on years of work to get Mississippi flag changed The face of a movement reflects on years of work to get Mississippi flag changed By Mike Lacy | January 10, 2021 at 9:14 PM CST - Updated January 11 at 7:14 AM OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - It took a simple stroke of a pen to retire the old state flag. A simple pull on a rope to take it down, and a simple check on a box to vote in a new design. But it took a complex effort to make those easy gestures happen. And, it took a loud message, told over and over again.