Final Debates and Final Votes HB1796 - 6/28/20

Quotes: “We’ve got to explore why symbols even matter in the first place. What’s the story behind our flag? If the argument that keeps getting brought up is heritage versus hate, what is the heritage of Mississippi? What is the hate of Mississippi? Because we’ve got to know where we’ve been to k ...

Links: Ted Kaye’s book: Good Flag, Bad Flag “Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner- stone rests upon the great truth, that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery -- subordination to the superior race -- is his natural an ...

"I Love Mississippi." There was a time when the Governor of Mississippi and President of the United States were not as chummy as they are now... Links: James Meredith at University of Mississippi https://50years.olemiss.edu/james-meredith/ Dr. Marvin King https://politicalscience.olemiss.edu/mar ...

"Heritage" or "Hate". It's almost cliche at this point. But what are the origins of the flag's heritage and hate? Links: Dr. Robert Luckett http://www.jsums.edu/history/luckett/ Dr. Otis Pickett https://www.mc.edu/faculty/u/owpickett https://twitter.com/otiswpickett Voting Rights for African Ame ...