Tupelo leaders may again face Mississippi flag controversy
February 28, 2016
by Caleb Bedillion
TUPELO – ... Last summer, the Tupelo City Council heard multiple requests from the public regarding the state flag: some urged local officials to remove the flag from municipal properties, while other urged that the flag remain in place.
In August, city leaders paused any discussion of the subject pending attempts to sort out some legal questions. Shelton said there was potential ambiguity as to whether state law allowed municipalities not to fly the state’s flag ...
... the Attorney General’s office released an opinion last October that ... the flying of the state flag on municipal property is discretionary and not mandatory ...
As long as Confederate symbolism remains a part of the state flag, Traylor said he would prefer to not see it fly on city property in Tupelo, noting the current flag’s potential to alienate black residents, particularly older residents who remember the era of Jim Crow and segregation ...
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