Mississippi’s State Flag: It’s Time for Change

Almost every morning for the past four years, my peers have hopped out of their cars and marched into school for first period - backpacks on and worried they might fail whatever test they have that day. Hardly anyone seems to notice or care about Mississippi’s state flag they pass merely fifty yards from the schools’ entrance. Clearly and inescapably, the flag depicts the Confederate battle emblem. For decades, this symbol has caused a polarizing divide between both non-residents and residents of Mississippi. Yet it has been normalized. Though it is long overdue, changes to the state flag of Mississippi are finally happening.