Mississippi in 2012 it was legal to own a slave, it was illegal to buy or sell one though. Mississippi kind of does their own thing. I was shocked when they actually changed their flag.
It was done because the university football players were about to go on strike. After the churches agreed, it was a done deal. There was some heartburn from constitutionalists that the previous election choosing the flag was tossed, but they were a small minority.
Mississippi in 2012 it was legal to own a slave, it was illegal to buy or sell one though. Mississippi kind of does their own thing. I was shocked when they actually changed their flag.
It was done because the university football players were about to go on strike. After the churches agreed, it was a done deal. There was some heartburn from constitutionalists that the previous election choosing the flag was tossed, but they were a small minority.