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A man protests the removal of a Confederate emblem from the Mississippi state flag at the Leflore County Courthouse, Aug. 10, 2016, in Greenwood, Mississippi. Recent Black Lives Matter protests have revived efforts to change the state flag, which was adopted in 1894. Opponents say the flag’s Confederate symbolism is offensive to African-Americans and an embarassment to the state, but proponents of the flag say it represents their heritage and honors the Confederate lives lost during the Civil War. A 2001 referendum to change the flag failed 2-1, with Mississippians voting to keep the current design. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)
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A man protests the removal of a Confederate emblem from the Mississippi state flag at the Leflore County Courthouse, Aug. 10, 2016, in Greenwood, Mississippi. Recent Black Lives Matter protests have revived efforts to change the state flag, which was adopted in 1894. Opponents say the flag’s Confederate symbolism is offensive to African-Americans and an embarassment to the state, but proponents of the flag say it represents their heritage and honors the Confederate lives lost during the Civil War. A 2001 referendum to change the flag failed 2-1, with Mississippians voting to keep the current design. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)