JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi voters have approved a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase “In God We Trust.” It replaces a Confederate-themed flag that state lawmakers retired months ago as part of the national reckoning over racial injustice. The magnolia flag was the only design on the state’s general election ballot. Voters were asked to say yes or no — and a majority said yes. In late June, Mississippi legislators surrendered the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem that’s widely condemned as racist. They acted under pressure from groups including the Southeastern Conference and Southern Baptists.
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FILE - This Sept. 2, 2020 file photo shows the magnolia centered banner chosen by the Mississippi State Flag Commission displayed outside the Old State Capitol Museum in downtown Jackson, Miss. Voters approved the design in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. It replaces a Confederate-themed flag state lawmakers retired in late June as part of the national reckoning over racial injustice. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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