Protesters want to nix Confederate sign on Mississippi flag
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The Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag is a vestige of slavery, and Congress should erase it. That's the message protesters say they plan to deliver Tuesday during rally outside the U.S. Capitol.
Actress Aunjanue (AHN-jzhe-new) Ellis, who lives in Mississippi, is among the speakers for the Flag Day event. She says the Mississippi banner is a national issue because Americans shouldn't spend tax dollars on a symbol tied to slavery and the Ku Klux Klan.
Mississippi is the only state with a flag that still includes the Confederate battle emblem. The symbol has been there since 1894, and voters chose to keep it in 2001.
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Confederate images have come under fresh scrutiny in the past year, since the massacre of nine black worshippers at a church in Charleston, South Carolina.