(AP Photo/Rogelio V. … Bring it back? “I think I'm going to love whichever one they pick,” he said. (WLBT) - Mississippi is another step closer to a new state flag design to go on November’s ballot. Delbert Hosemann, who worked to retire the old flag, watched as the new proposals were raised Tuesday, but he refrained from expressing any preference. Now it's your turn. EXCLUSIVE: Meet the man behind Mississippi's Mosquito Flag. Each design includes the words "In God We Trust," as required under the legislation to change the flag. Four of their choices include either a magnolia flower or magnolia tree in the center of stars. The Mississippi State Flag Commission narrowed their choices to two flags, of which this is one. In the online poll, the Great River Flag generated the most votes with 25%. Mississippi recently retired the last state flag in the U.S. that included the Confederate battle emblem. The commissioners will recommend a new design that does not include the emblem and includes the phrase, "In God We Trust." Only two choices remain in Mississippi flag design competition The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag met Tuesday morning in Jackson to … The choices for Mississippi's new flag were narrowed to five after commissioners discussed the merits of several design modifications during a Tuesday meeting. (Source: Mississippi Department of Archives and History) By Jacob Gallant | August 10, 2020 at 1:21 PM CDT - Updated August 12 at 6:17 AM . Commissioners can choose their own favorite to put on the ballot. Contact Luke Ramseth at 601-961-7050 or lramseth@gannett.com. FOX News. State officials said about 3,000 designs were submitted by Mississippians by an Aug. 1 deadline. Email the author. Or it could reflect the state’s Native American heritage with a diamond shape that is important to the Choctaw community. Afterward, it was passed by the state legislature on January 6, 2021, and will become the official state flag of the U.S. state of Mississippiupon the Governor's signature on January 11, 2021. JACKSON, Miss. Voters will then decide whether to approve that final design in November. The Mississippi Flag Commission has narrowed the choices for a new state flag. It replaces the previous flag that displ… Mississippi recently retired the last state flag in the U.S. that included the Confederate battle emblem. This image made available by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, shows one of the five designs chosen by the Mississippi State Flag … Luke Ramseth and Lici Beveridge, Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Mississippi lawmakers voted on Sunday to change the current state flag, which contains the Confederate Navy jack that is today’s most recognizable American white supremacist emblem. The initiative proposes placing 4 flags on the ballot – the 1894 flag that was recently removed, the bicentennial flag with the state seal, the choice presented by the Flag Commission, and the Stennis, or Hospitality, Flag. “When you fly a flag up a flagpole, it sure does look different than it does on paper,” said the chairman of the nine-member flag commission, former state Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson. Dennis, who is African American, said she was pleased the state no longer uses the old flag. 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Commission members narrow down their finalists to five submitted flag designs during a meeting of the Mississippi State Flag Commission, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss. MISSISSIPPI — The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag met July 28 for discussions on flag designs for the new Mississippi State ... and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. The new Mississippi flag could include a magnolia or stars or representations of rivers. "When the flag came down it was one of the great days of my life, so what came up made little or no difference to me — and I didn't vote," explained Anderson, who served as the first Black justice on the Mississippi Supreme Court. In late June, Mississippi legislators voted to retire the last state flag to include the Confederate battle emblem — a red field topped by a blue X with white stars. But the online voting is not binding. Mississippi Department of Archives and History director Katie Blount, left, listens as liaison Holly Lange confers with Mississippi State Flag Commission chairman Reuben Anderson prior to the commissioners meeting to narrow down their finalists to five submitted flag designs Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss.Mississippi recently retired the last state flag in the U.S. that included the Confederate battle emblem. A commission working on a new Mississippi flag has narrowed the choices to two designs. Anchor of 'The Story' Martha MacCallum previews the start of the Biden administration. JACKSON, Miss. Commissioners had narrowed the flag designs to nine last week, but wanted more time to consider which ones they like most. The Mississippi Flag Commission met Tuesday to narrow choices for a new state flag to five. – Mississippi will soon have a new state flag after voters signed off Tuesday on a proposed blue, red and gold design featuring a magnolia flower.. Mississippi flag: Final 5 choices made by commission. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is putting the designs online so people — inside or outside the state — can vote on their favorite. Ifill says, "Even as history is being made, we are returning in the United States Senate to a very grim look at representation in that body. By Associated Press , Wire Service Content Aug. 26, 2020 By Associated Press , … Republican Lt. Gov. The general public submitted nearly 3,000 design proposals, and the commission last week narrowed that to the final five: the shield with wavy lines representing water; one with the Mississippi River snaking along the state's western border, plus a magnolia blossom; one with a magnolia blossom on a white background; one with the magnolia blossom on a dark blue background; and one with a stylized magnolia tree. The … By law, the old flag with the Confederate battle emblem is not an option, and the replacement cannot have the emblem that's widely condemned as racist. These are the five design choices to be considered for Mississippi's new flag. The final recommended design will go on the November statewide ballot for voters to accept or reject. That was followed by a flag showing an outline of the Mississippi River, which garnered 19%, a flag with a large white magnolia surrounded by blue and red at 16%, then a similar magnolia one with a white background at 10%. A commission working on a new Mississippi flag has narrowed the choices to two designs. They will reconvene in September to make their final choice. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? The final recommended design will go on the November statewide ballot for voters to accept or reject. Mississippi recently retired the last state flag in the U.S. that included the Confederate battle emblem. The other has a magnolia blossom on a dark blue background. 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In early July, state lawmakers officially removed Mississippi’s longtime state flag, which featured a Confederate battle emblem. Now it's your turn. The Mississippi Flag Commission met Friday planning to narrow choices for a new state flag to five, but instead ended up with nine after much debate and tweaking of designs. Commissioners also nixed a design that featured a wavy line down the middle representing the Mississippi River. Another poll will soon be available on www.mdah.ms.gov for the public to weigh in on their favorite of the five finalists. The proposals will be made into flags and be flown Aug. 25 in Jackson Miss. The designs that are still in the running will be posted on the Mississippi Department of Archives and History's website for public consideration. The public voted on their favorites of those nine in a nonbinding poll posted on the Mississippi Department of Archives and History website. The change came amid widespread national protests over racial injustice after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, who was Black, in their custody in May. Proposed effort could revive Mississippi's rebel-themed flag, Mississippi Department of Archives and History website, Meet the man behind Mississippi's Mosquito Flag, when lawmakers earlier this summer voted to remove Mississippi's previous banner. Mississippi Department of Archives and History director Katie Blount asks a question during a meeting of the Mississippi State Flag Commission, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss. The commission's five picks largely aligned with the public's top choices in the poll.Commission Chairman Reuben Anderson noted more than 48,000 people voted. Some of the flags show the Mississippi state … Design 5 chosen by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag as one of five finalists. It was a flag with an outline of the Mississippi River. The commissioners recommended a new design that does not include the emblem and includes the phrase, "In God We Trust." Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, A jittery nation days before Inauguration; gun rights caravans roll into Richmond, Retired FDNY firefighter faces charges in Capitol riot: report, A Brief History of Flags Over Mississippi. An projection screen shows the five finalists chosen by the Mississippi State Flag commissioners Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss. If they reject it, the design process will begin again and another design will go on the ballot later. They wondered if a double-sided flag would be acceptable, and where to place the larger star representing Choctaws. Mississippi flag committee whittles choices to five designs; which is your favorite? of Archives and History) By WTOK Staff. The design with its own website has garnered much conversation on social media, and Whi and others have created numerous other images showing how the shield could be utilized to help brand Mississippi. Mississippi flag committee whittles choices to five designs; which is your favorite? These five designs — several of which the commission slightly tweaked on Tuesday morning — will be available for public viewing on the Mississippi Department of Archives and History website later on Tuesday. The process of choosing a new flag was put in motion when lawmakers earlier this summer voted to remove Mississippi's previous banner, which featured the Confederate battle emblem. Design 3 chosen by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag as one of five finalists. One of the magnolia designs also incorporates the Mississippi River. The Mississippi Flag Commission met Friday planning to narrow choices for a new state flag to five, but instead ended up with nine after much debate and tweaking of designs. The flag that does not include a magnolia is known as The Great River Flag, and was designed by Micah Whitson, an Ole Miss graduate who lives in the Boston area. Proposed effort could revive Mississippi's rebel-themed flag. How far to the left will the Biden administration push America? The commission's five picks largely aligned with the public's top choices in the poll. The flag chosen when Mississippi seceded featured a magnolia tree, she noted, and several people have voiced concerns it might be viewed as "a symbol of the Old South." Published 5:01 pm Friday, August 14, 2020. Follow @lramseth on Twitter. Friday, they narrowed it down to the top nine. Commission narrows down state flag design choices. This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Mississippi flag: Final 5 choices made by commission. Published 12:09 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Magnolia State Live. How Donald Trump spent his last days as president. They wanted to ensure no one would mistake the state outline on one flag for Alabama's. The commissioners recommended a new design that does not include the emblem and includes the phrase, "In God We Trust." A fourth flag features a white magnolia tree on a blue background. (Mississippi Dept. Of the final five designs, three feature a magnolia blossom, one has a magnolia tree and one sports a shield that has wavy lines representing water. View the flags here. JACKSON, Miss. The final five … Commission member Mack Varner reacts to a question during a meeting of the Mississippi State Flag Commission, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss. Leaders from business, religion, education and sports lobbied legislators to furl Mississippi's 126-year-old flag, saying that the banner did not properly represent a state with a 38% Black population. The designs are some combination of red, white and blue, though a few choices feature a green background. Gov. Four of their choices include either a magnolia flower or magnolia tree in the center of stars. Follow. (Mississippi Department of Archives and History, via AP). 08-18. (WTOK) - The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag considered the nearly 3,000 flag submissions and narrowed their choices to 147. Those nine designs are available for public viewing and input on the Mississippi Department of … 3/15 SLIDES © Special to the Clarion Ledger. The commissioners will recommend a new design that does not include the emblem and includes the phrase, "In God We Trust." Since then, commissioners first picked 147 proposals they liked, which were then cut down to 11, and then nine, through a ranking process. Some of the choice for a new state flag. "But we are at the point now where a decision needs to be made, and I'm going to vote to break the tie.". By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press. JACKSON, Miss. There's tremendous work still to be done but nevertheless, incredibly exciting that Kamala Harris is making this move.". The commissioners will each choose twenty-five flags by August 7, narrowing the entries to a maximum of 225. The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag has received nearly 3,000 submissions that meet the legislative criteria. Anderson broke it, saying he had skipped casting a ballot for his favorite five designs. JACKSON, Miss. View the choices here. Mississippi recently retired the last state flag in the U.S. that included the Confederate battle emblem. The final recommended design will go on the November statewide ballot for voters to accept or reject. Commissioners sent the four of those onto the final round. Design 1 chosen by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag as one of five finalists. A group recommending a new Mississippi state flag chose five final designs Tuesday — three with a magnolia blossom, one with a magnolia tree and one with a shield that has wavy lines representing water. August 26, 2020, 2:17 PM • 4 min read. The fifth pick features a red, white and blue shield with one star above it. To choose your favorite option for Mississippi's new flag, visit mdah.ms.gov/flagpoll-top5. The Mississippi Flag Commission met Friday to whittle down the designs for a new state flag. Design 2 chosen by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag as one of five finalists. Mississippi voters will either approve or vote against the flag in November. “The fact that they're taking the initiative and changing the state flag and putting something that's a little bit more peaceful and universal and has a positive message to it — I'm really proud that they're changing it," she said. The five designs were manufactured into flags, and more than 50 people watched Tuesday as those were raised on a pole outside the Old Capitol Museum — the same building that was still an active statehouse in 1894 when white supremacists in the Mississippi Legislature adopted the Confederate-themed flag during backlash to political power that African Americans briefly gained during Reconstruction. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Flag Commission made its choice for a new state flag. Commission chairman Reuben Anderson, addresses members of the Mississippi State Flag Commission, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss. Mississippi Department of Archives and History director Katie Blount speaks to reporters following a meeting of the Mississippi State Flag Commission, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss. But the fifth that made the cut — a blue flag featuring a magnolia tree — was not among the most popular flags in the public poll. While not a member of the nine-member commission, she monitored the meeting during which the commissioners narrowed down their selections to submitted flags. One has a shield. -- As Mississippi replaces its former flag that had the Confederate battle emblem, five proposals were literally run up a flagpole Tuesday. Commission members will rank the top ten choices, and during the next meeting on Aug. 14, the commissioners will select five flags for final Design 5 chosen by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag as one of five finalists. Design 4 chosen by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag as one of five finalists. The nine-member flag commission on Tuesday modified three finalists slightly to include 21 stars in a circle — 20 representing Mississippi's position as the 20th state to join the Union, and one gold star made of diamonds to represent the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and other indigenous groups. The law that shelved the old flag also created the commission to recommend a new one. Michael Morris, a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, said Tuesday the agency was contacting Whitson and the designers for the other four flags, to ensure that they approved of their flags advancing for final consideration. Eliminated from consideration Tuesday were two flags dominated by the color green, as well as one with stars surrounding an outline of the state. They would need to obtain 106,000 signatures of registered voters for the initiative to appear on the ballot. "That shows that Mississippi has a tremendous amount of interest in what we're doing," Anderson said. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. A group then narrowed the choice to two designs: One with a shield and one with a magnolia. Deval Patrick on Capitol riot, Domenech: Big Tech are ‘going to collude together to crush conservative speech’, MSNBC anchor mocked for 'softball' interview with Joe Biden aide, Virgin's mid-air-launched rocket deploys satellites in space. A formal public comment period will last from that meeting until the commission's final meeting Sept. 2, where they are expected to pick a winner. If a majority of those voting in the November election accept the lone design, it will become the new state flag. Commission members will then rank their top ten choices. These $19k SUVs Will Make You Trade in Your Car, The Highest Paying Cash Back Card Has Hit The Market, 16 Highly Unnecessary Things People Waste Money On (You’re Guilty Of Many). View the choices here. Each of the final designs contains a single star made of diamond shapes to represent the Native American people who lived in Mississippi before others arrived. Mississippi recently retired the last state flag in the U.S. that included the Confederate battle emblem. Jasmine Dennis, an architecture student from Jackson, watched as some of the proposed designs were flown. Commissioners continued to debate several variations of the nine finalists before their vote Tuesday. Trump spent his last days in office seeking ways to challenge the outcome of the election, culminating in a riot at the Capitol and an unprecedented second impeachment. The magnolia design has 21 stars, with one representing the Choctaws, Chickasaws and other tribes, and the others representing Mississippi as the 20th state. He picked a flag with an outline of the Mississippi River to advance ahead of one with a wavy line representing the river, according to a video of the meeting. Commissioners plan to meet again Aug. 25 to watch each of the finalists fly from a flagpole outside the Old Capitol. The flag commission voted 8-1 to choose the New Magnolia flag over the Great River flag. The Rebel flag emblem in the upper left corner of the current flag has caused a lot of contention in the state. Nearly 2,700 public proposals to replace Mississippi’s state flag have been released online — including some that feature beer cans, Elvis Presley and Kermit the Frog. The nine-member Commiss… "We're sure not going to disappoint them. JACKSON, Miss. Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated which flag advanced following a tiebreaker vote. We're going to give them the greatest flag we can have.". Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. The fifth pick features a red, white and blue shield with one star above it. Legislators also mandated that the new flag include the phrase, “In God We Trust.”. Commissioners will choose a single design next week, and that will go on the Nov. 3 ballot for voters to accept or reject. Mississippi recently retired the last state flag in the U.S. that included the Confederate battle emblem. Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, joins Andrea Mitchell on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as Kamala Harris is set to make history as the first woman and first Black and South Asian-American to serve as Vice President. The public may vote on their favorite designs at mdah.ms.gov/flagpoll-top5. This flag was chosen by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag and was approved by state referendum on November 3, 2020. The commission has been working with a designer to make some tweaks to many of the originally submitted designs. The commission had planned to cut the field to the final five choices, but delayed the vote until Tuesday. The commission started with more than 1,000 choices and narrowed it down to 147 and then nine. (WTOK) - The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag considered the nearly 3,000 flag submissions and narrowed their choices to 147. Follow Emily Wagster Pettus on Twitter at http://twitter.com/EWagsterPettus. The pending flag of Mississippi features a white magnolia blossom and the words "In God We Trust" on a red field with a gold-bordered blue pale. A crucial push came from the Southeastern Conference, which said Mississippi could lose some postseason events if it kept the old flag. Published: Aug. 10, 2020 at 2:27 PM CDT If the flag is not approved, the commission will submit a new flag and the voting process will repeat until a flag is approved by voters. A fourth design has only 20 stars including the Choctaw-inspired diamond star. 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