Attorney taking Mississippi State Flag issue to Washington
By Tyler Carter
on May 20, 2016 at 9:07 AM
updated May 20, 2016 at 10:34 AM
... Celebrities, civic leaders and Mississippi actress Aunjanue Ellis will stage a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Flag Day to bring attention to the Confederate Battle emblem included within Mississippi's state flag. Ellis supports Moore in his fight to bring Mississippi together under a flag he feels represents all Mississippians.
Moore's suit against Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant is based on the 13th and 14th Amendments. Mississippi remains the only state whose flag shares iconography thought to be closely related with Klu Klux Klan. Moore argues that the Confederate battle emblem imagery violates the 14th Amendment protection of African-American residing in the state of Mississippi.
"The governor thinks this is a frivolous lawsuit but it's time we make a change in Mississippi. All the other southern states have seen the light but our state just doesn't get it," Moore said. "That flag is a symbol of hate, white supremacy and division in our country" ...
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