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Mississippi governor signs bill removing Confederate emblem from flag

By Zach Halaschak
Published June 30, 2020 10:35pm ET
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Mississippi governor signs bill removing Confederate emblem from flag
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration employees Willie Townsend, left, and Joe Brown, attach a Mississippi state flag to the harness before raising it over the Capitol grounds in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The two men raised about 100 flags, provided by the Secretary of State's office, for people or organizations that purchased a state flag that flew over the grounds. Gov. Tate Reeves will sign a bill Tuesday evening retiring the last state flag with the Confederate battle emblem during a ceremony at the Governor's Mansion. Upon the governor signing the bill, the flag will lose its official status. | (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill that removes the Confederate battle flag emblem from the state flag.

The Republican governor signed the bill Tuesday evening, which changes the flag for the first time in more than a century and removes the last such Confederate battle flag to appear on any state flag in the country.

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