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Lobbying grows against Mississippi s rebel-themed flag

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) University coaches and Christian ministers filled the Mississippi Capitol on Thursday, urging legislators to seize the moment and remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag while Americans are reckoning with difficult discussions about race and history. “It doesn’t take courage. It takes conscience,” said the Rev. Reginald M. Buckley, senior pastor of Jackson’s Cade Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Mississippi is the last state with a flag that includes the emblem that many see as racist. ADVERTISEMENT Confederate monuments and other symbols are being removed in parts of the U.S. amid widespread protests over racial injustice after the videotaped killings of Black people, sometimes by police.

Natchez State Park named for former state Sen Bob Dearing

Natchez State Park named for former state Sen. Bob Dearing April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi s Natchez State Park has a new name. Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill renaming the park in recognition of former state Sen. Robert Dearing of Natchez, who died July 30 at the age of 85. The park is now the Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park. Dearing’s daughter, Daye Dearing, said she and her family were both surprised and humbled when they heard the park would be renamed for her father, The Natchez Democrat reported. She said her father served on the State Park Committee and was instrumental in establishing Natchez State Park, thinking it would be a great addition to the area.

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