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Walmart pulls state flag from Mississippi stores

By Spencer Neale
Published June 24, 2020 12:24am ET
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Walmart pulls state flag from Mississippi stores
Walmart shoppers in Mississippi might notice a change in the flag hanging above their local store. On Tuesday, Walmart spokesman Lorenzo Lopez announced that the company would no longer fly the Mississippi flag above stores in the state because part of the design pays homage to the Confederacy. “We know the design of the Mississippi […]

Walmart shoppers in Mississippi might notice a change in the flag hanging above their local store.

On Tuesday, Walmart spokesman Lorenzo Lopez announced that the company would no longer fly the Mississippi flag above stores in the state because part of the design pays homage to the Confederacy.

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