Democrat Senator Says Confederate Flag Painting in Mississippi Capitol Must Be Replaced With Slaves
Photo courtesy Senate Press Secretary Arnold Lindsay
In a painting on the Mississippi Capitol rotunda dome, two white-haired generals are seen raising a Confederate flag. Bradford Blackmon, a former Football player turned Liberal Democrat Senator, wants to change that.
The Mississippi Free Press reports,
“The legislative body determined about three years ago, also due to public pressure, that the flag that has the Confederate emblem in it shouldn’t represent Mississippi,” Sen. Bradford Blackmon, D-Canton, told the Mississippi Free Press on Wednesday.
On Feb. 2, he introduced Senate Bill 2217, which would require the State to remove the painting and set up a commission to recommend a replacement. Blackmon said the replacement should represent all Mississippians.
