Take A Stand - Removal of the State Flag on the campus of Mississippi State University
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Anonymous
10 years ago
I'd like to have the flag removed, as it contains negative history.
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Brooke Williams
· petition starter
10 years ago
Who said any one else wouldn't be welcomed?
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Jen gambino
10 years ago
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Please take down. In the current contemporary racial climate I find it offensive, rude and not consistent with the university's wish and goal to obtain and retain diverse talent.
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Sherry watson
10 years ago
It should be taken done immediately
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Queen Brown
10 years ago
There's going to be a forum next week for questions on the demands. You should come out and get your question answered.
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Marcus Jackson
10 years ago
Are you seriously asking for a dedicated "safe space" on campus where white people would be unwelcome?
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Santana Howze
10 years ago
Very proud of the students who organized this protest. They did this in a non-violent manner, which was a great way to express themselves .
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Molly Zuckerman
10 years ago
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This flag isn't a symbol of "southern heritage"; it was adopted during reconstruction in the 1890's. It's a symbol of hate, bigotry, and structural violence. Take it down!
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Allison Noffsinger
10 years ago
Mississippi must move forward and design a flag that will unite all Mississippians. Take down the divisive flag that represents hatred and bigotry to so many, both inside and outside of our state.
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Nikki Fant
10 years ago
Take the flag down. #WeNeedPeace
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Mostafa Papi
10 years ago
MSU for brotherhood
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Michael stewart
10 years ago
We need the flag removed! It's a sign of bigotry and hatred!
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Natalie Offiah
10 years ago
Standing in solidarity from Jackson! We see y'all! Keep your heads up! If you ever want to hit us up we're here.
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Luz Martinez
10 years ago
Take it down!!!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
If Ole Miss & USM can do take the confederate (state) flag down, why can't MSU?
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Elizabeth Griffith
10 years ago
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Attended MSU from 1975-1978 and I hope for hundreds of attendees at your protest. We need to change the flag to one flag for all.
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DeeDee Baldwin
10 years ago
State is better than this!
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Bryant wait
10 years ago
It is not of freedom the MS flag is supported. It is by law the symbol of the Confederacy flies above our state buildings. If you want United people in MS the symbol of the Confederacy must be taken down and used by private citizens and museums.
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Michelle Wait
10 years ago
The MS state flag is divisive and does nothing to bring the people of this state together. MSU supports diversity; having a flag on campus that harkens back to a time when diversity was not part of the conversation and the state was fighting to keep a whole group of people enslaved is a poor representation of MSU's spirit of inclusion and diversity. Symbols have meaning. What is MSU saying by keeping the state flag flying on our campus?
Michelle Wait
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Morgan Alexander
10 years ago
What we must do now is what should have been done before. But there is an opportunity to make a difference so that the present will not be stained by the past.
I'd like to have the flag removed, as it contains negative history.
Who said any one else wouldn't be welcomed?
Please take down. In the current contemporary racial climate I find it offensive, rude and not consistent with the university's wish and goal to obtain and retain diverse talent.
It should be taken done immediately
There's going to be a forum next week for questions on the demands. You should come out and get your question answered.
Are you seriously asking for a dedicated "safe space" on campus where white people would be unwelcome?
Very proud of the students who organized this protest. They did this in a non-violent manner, which was a great way to express themselves .
This flag isn't a symbol of "southern heritage"; it was adopted during reconstruction in the 1890's. It's a symbol of hate, bigotry, and structural violence. Take it down!
Mississippi must move forward and design a flag that will unite all Mississippians. Take down the divisive flag that represents hatred and bigotry to so many, both inside and outside of our state.
Take the flag down. #WeNeedPeace
MSU for brotherhood
We need the flag removed! It's a sign of bigotry and hatred!
Standing in solidarity from Jackson! We see y'all! Keep your heads up! If you ever want to hit us up we're here.
Take it down!!!
If Ole Miss & USM can do take the confederate (state) flag down, why can't MSU?
Attended MSU from 1975-1978 and I hope for hundreds of attendees at your protest. We need to change the flag to one flag for all.
State is better than this!
It is not of freedom the MS flag is supported. It is by law the symbol of the Confederacy flies above our state buildings. If you want United people in MS the symbol of the Confederacy must be taken down and used by private citizens and museums.
The MS state flag is divisive and does nothing to bring the people of this state together. MSU supports diversity; having a flag on campus that harkens back to a time when diversity was not part of the conversation and the state was fighting to keep a whole group of people enslaved is a poor representation of MSU's spirit of inclusion and diversity. Symbols have meaning. What is MSU saying by keeping the state flag flying on our campus? Michelle Wait
What we must do now is what should have been done before. But there is an opportunity to make a difference so that the present will not be stained by the past.