Because in the eyes of Mississippians, that flag represents heritage and an important piece of their state's history that they are proud of.
One of the last Confederate battle flags and the current flag of Mississippi are very, very similar.
That is an excellent question. As of yet, no truly satisfactory answer has been offered for it.
The rebel flag the flag of the south.
The rebel flag the flag of the south.
The flag of Mississippi was adopted in 1894.
Mississippi's state flag is called simply the State Flag of Mississippi.
yep.
The Union Flag was the Stars and Stripes. The Confederate flag was the stars and bars, representing many fewer states.
Yes.
This is actually the the confederate battle flag. The "crossed stars" is still incorporated in flags of a few southern states (Georgia and Mississippi maybe more). The official flag of the Confederate states of America changed many times in its short life. The Stars and Bars is the a common nickname, but this is the name of the actual confederate flag that did not have the crossed star pattern at all. The "crossed stars" design is sometimes called the "rebel," "southern cross" or "Dixie" flag. The final official flag of the confederate states, "The Bloodstained Banner," did have the "crossed star" design in the upper right corner.
The Confederate flag
go to images.google.com and type confederate flag