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Flags OF Mississippi
Mississippi First Flag 
Mississippi's first flag was created on
March 30, 1861. The first flag was known
as the Magnolia flag. It had a white
background, a magnolia tree in the middle,
and a blue square in the upper left corner
with a star in the middle of it. 
 Mississippi
Second Flag 
On Feb 7, 1894, the legislature replaced the
Magnolia flag with a new one. Edward N. 1894 - 1996
Scudder designed this new flag, and it
incorporated the Confederate. In 2000,
the Supreme Court of Mississippi confirmed
that the state legislature had in 1906
repealed the 1894 adoption of the state
flag. In January 2001, then-Governor Ronnie
Musgrove appointed an independent
commission that developed a new proposed 1996 – 2001
flag design​.

2001 - 2019
Mississippi Current Flag 

On June 9, 2020, lawmakers of

Mississippi gathered votes and
started drafting legislation to
change the state flag. This new
legislation would make Laurin
Stennis design the new flag of
Mississippi. With support from
Philip Gunn, the lawmakers began
to help the state flag get changed.
The Change of
the State Flag
In the past 5 years, the Mississippi flag has changed.
Robert Johnson, who is the state representative, said
he remembers growing up in Natchez, Ms. He said when he was
younger, he remembers seeing Ku Klux Klan members flying 
Confederate flags and riding horses in his town's Christmas
parade.  “It is a symbol of terror in the Black community,” he told
NBC News. “It is a symbol of oppression in the Black community,
and it is a symbol of slavery. Everything that has been devastating
to African Americans and to especially African Americans in the
South, everything that has been a complete and utter disaster
for us, that flag represents.”​Then Johnson, with the help of over
500,000 Mississippians, pushed to get the Mississippi state flag
changed. In my opinion the state flag should have been changed
because lots of African Americans live in Mississippi and the flag
was made in a time of slavery and makes people remember the
time of slavery. 
Section 2: Geography of
Mississippi 
Geography of Mississippi 
Intro
What is Mississippi? Is it a state? Is it a river? Is it just a word
that teachers love to make little kids spell to trick them up?
Mississippi is a southern state that is in the Deep South. Most
people when thinking of Mississippi, think of blues music and
fried catfish, but Mississippi is more than that. 
 Geography Of Mississippi 

•Mississippi has 82 counties

and Jackson is the capital of
Mississippi. Mississippi is in the
Lower South of the United
States or The Deep South. The
Deep South is the states in the
southern parts of the U.S.  The
areas in the Deep South include
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and
South Carolina.
Section 3:
Mississippi’s
Public
Servants
Mississippi
Governor Tate
Reeves
The job of the governor is proposed
and pass new legislatures,
command the state national guard,
manage agencies, appoint state
agencies, and Interface with other
states and the federal government.
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Delbert Hosemann

The job of the is to act as governor, and automatically becomes

governor if something happens to the governor, be the President
of the Senate, and vote in cases of ties.
Mississippi of Secretary of State
The Secretary of State maintains Mississippi’s official public records, administers the
laws governing elections, corporations, and public lands and is responsible for
publishing state documents. To become the Secretary of State you must be at least
twenty-five years old and a citizen of the state for the five years before the election
Mississippi
Attorney General
Lynn Fitch
The job of the Attorney General is
to be the chief legal officer for the
state, concern legal issues, assists
various state and local agencies,
and provides opinions on questions
of law to all state agencies and
other public bodies. 
Mississippi State Treasurer
David McRae

The State Treasurer is supposed to

manage the state’s
money, maintain the financial
records for all state transactions,
and examine all state agencies,
local governments, and public
schools.
Section 4: State Symbols of
Mississippi
                    Milk
Mockingbird
Square Dance

Honeybee
Magnolia

Bottlenose dolphin
Section 5:
Mississippi Facts &
Figures
• The Jackson State Capitol is in Jackson Ms. 
• Mississippi is known as " The Magonlia State
• Mississippi population is 2,988,726
Notable Mississippians
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is a very famous country singer. She was
born in Jackson Mississippi and graduated
from McLaurin High School in Florence. Her first
public performance was at a 4-H luncheon at age
7. At 19 she dropped out of college and moved to
Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career as a
professional singer. 
Morgan Freeman

Freeman was born in Memphis but lived in Charleston and

Greenwood. He was in his first play at nine and won his first drama
award when he was twelve. His first acting role was a form of
punishment. He was also an expert beekeeper. He Broke Academy
Award Records.
 Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice was born in Starkville, Mississippi. He played in the NFL from 1985 to
2005. In 2010, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jerry Rice
was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times (1986–1996, 1998, 2002) and named All-
Pro 12 times in his 20 NFL seasons. He won three Super Bowls with the 49ers and
an AFC Championship with the Oakland Raiders. Rice holds over 100 NFL records,
the most of any player by a wide margin.
Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko in 1954. She

was molested during her childhood and early
teenage years and became pregnant at 14. When
she was 17, she started her media career at
W.V.O.L. radio station in Nashville. In January 2011,
Oprah Winfrey launched her own television
network called the Oprah Winfrey Network.
James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931,

in Arkabutla, Mississippi. His grandparents adopted
him when he was seven years old, because his parents
abandoned him. He began his Broadway, where he
starred in The Great White Hope in 1968. He
developed a stutter and became reticent and shied
away from public speaking. The problem got so bad
that he was effectively mute for 8 years until he
reached high school.
Ruby Bridges

Rudy Bridges was born

on September 8, 1954, in
Tylertown, MS. She became the
first African American to integrate
an all-white school. 
 Sela Ward

Sela Ward was born on July 11, 1956,

in Meridian Mississippi. Sela is most
known for her role as Teddy in Sisters.
She graduated from the University of
Alabama in 1977, with a Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree in art and
advertising.
Section 7:
Historical Sites
& Museums of
Mississippi 
 Museum of Mississippi
               History

Located in Jackson, Mississippi

 Grammy Museum of Music

Cleveland, Mississippi
 Located in Meridan,
Mississippi Arts and Mississippi

Entertainment Experience  
 Cullis and Gladys Wade Clock
Museum

Located in Startville, Mississippi

Mississippi Civil Rights
Museum
Section 8: Tourism in
Mississippi 
Golden Moon Hotel & Casino

Golden Moon Hotel is casino and hotel located

in Philadelphia, Ms.
Biloxi Lighthouse
The Biloxi Lighthouse is a
lighthouse located in Biloxi.
Section 9: Colleges & Universities 
Alcorn State
University

•Location: Lorman, Mississippi
•Tuition: 18k
Delta State University
Location: Clevland Mississippi

Tuituion: 14k
Havard
University