On Tuesday, Mississippi’s new state flag was raised over its Capitol, bearing a large magnolia blossom for the Mississippi state flower, 20 stars signifying its history as the 20th state in the union, and an old five-point star, representing the original Native American tribes indigenous to the state. It also keeps the words from the previous iteration: “In God We Trust.” *** Amid nationwide protests against racial injustice, the state legislature passed a bill on June 28 to retire the old state

#OTD in 1985, Reuben Anderson became the first Black judge to serve on the Mississippi Supreme Court. He began his career as a prominent civil rights attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Anderson was instrumental in the creation of the Two Mississippi Museums and is a longtime supporter of the Mississippi Department of Archives & History. He served as a past president of the MDAH Board of Trustees and as chairman of the 2020 Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag. Learn more abo

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