state flags

Flags are used to instil pride and hope, but for many people, the Mississippi flag represents oppression and terror. We traveled to Jackson, Mississippi to figure out why its state flag still contains the Confederate emblem, and why people are so passionate about flags in the first place.

The new flag features the magnolia, the state flower.

Flags are used to instill pride and hope, but for many people, the Mississippi flag represents oppression and terror.