"As in years past, the majority-white, Republican-led #Mississippi Legislature once again allowed a Black Democrat’s bill to get rid of Confederate Memorial Day to die without a vote.
That lawmaker, #Sen.DerrickSimmons of Greenville, wants to replace it with Juneteenth Freedom Day on June 19."
That lawmaker, #Sen.DerrickSimmons of Greenville, wants to replace it with Juneteenth Freedom Day on June 19."
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Mississippi Free Press
State offices in Mississippi are closed today to commemorate the men who died fighting the United States government to protect the institution of human slavery. Confederate Memorial Day is a state holiday observed in several southern states.
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