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VIDEO NOTES Mississippi Flag History I have to leave out a lot to fit these stories into 3 minutes, but I’m writing a book about it. If you’d like to support the project, check the link in my bio to make a donation or buy some art. Find me by putting my username in your search bar. Quick Take Mississippi added the Confederate emblem in 1894 to reinforce Jim Crow. It stayed on the state flag for 126 years. References Cosgrove, Ben. “Mississippi’s Flag and Its Confederate Emblem.” Time Magazine, 2

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