Talk:Flag of Mississippi

Reason for adoption?

Someone added:

It was adopted in 1894 as part of a protest over the emancipation of slaves caused by both the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.

But as 1894 is so many years after both of those, I'm going to remove it until a source is provided. --Pmsyyz 00:36, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It's common in history books in the state of Mississippi, any others from Mississippi care to back me up on this one? It wasn't adopted only for this purpose, but it was a large part of the reason. Also remember your history. It took so long to pass the bill due to difficulty in transportation and communication. No phones, no cars, no roads, and most people in Mississippi couldn't afford to take a train. Things simpy moved slower.

Slower, sure, but it still did not take thirty years to pass laws. Of course, there was the whole Reconstruction in there as well. The actual reasons for passage are rather speculative, but probably include a combination of Confederate nostalgia (by then 30 years in the past), resentment of Reconstruction, and racism. --Delirium July 9, 2005 00:48 (UTC)

Wow, someone's bias.

Maybe Mississippi just liked the Doctrine Of Nullification and limited government? Maybe they just favored Constitional government? Maybe they were tired of being ripped off by unfair Northern tariffs? Have you ever thought about that? If they wanted to keep their slaves then they would have joined the U.S. again after the Proclamation since it only freed slaves in Confederate territory not U.S. territory, so rejoining the U.S. would let them own slaves like Delaware and New Orleans.

Delaware got to keep slavery until 1904 when the last slave died! Slavery was a dying institution! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.82.9.79 (talk • contribs) also known as Ken Sublett from Tennessee.

Wow someone is off his rocker. Anywho, back to the flag - the 1890s was the beginning of Jim Crow. Reconstruction officially ended in 1877, but there were still Republicans and blacks holding office through part of the 1880s. It took a surprising while, but the 1890s was the decade when Southerners began fully suppressing the black vote. Northerners had moved to treat Civil War enmities as "let bygones be bygones" and were no longer looking over anyone's shoulder.

Referendum

I re-instated the section on the flag referendum that took place in 2001. I think it is notable enough and relevant to be mentioned there. Brusegadi 21:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)