Oxford, Greenwood removing Miss. flag from city property

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The Associated Press
August 20, 2015 11:29:50 AM

OXFORD -- Oxford and Greenwood have become the latest cities to stop flying the Mississippi flag because it contains a Confederate battle emblem.

On Tuesday, the Oxford Board of Aldermen voted 7-0 and the Greenwood City Council voted 6-1 to remove the banner from city property. Oxford aldermen also adopted a resolution asking the Legislature to change the flag ...

Jon Maynard, president and CEO of the Oxford and Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce, told city leaders that the Confederate flag is the "neck tattoo" of Mississippi, The Oxford Eagle reported.

"Everyone sees it," Maynard said. "Economic developers statewide are having a very, very difficult time of selling Mississippi due to stereotypes out there. There's a perception that's difficult to overcome. Will taking it down create a flood of new jobs and industry? No, but it will help" ...

http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=44080

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1. Keep the pressure on

This fight has barely begun, and the easy early skirmishes are drawing to a close. It will soon be time to confront our endemic, latent, sub rosa racism, and expose it to the cleansing light of the sun. There's a lot of work to do, but this struggle won't be over until we say it's over, and we say it's not over until we win. (H/t Dan Savage)

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2. It's progress for Oxford