[wideawake]

yeah, didn’t something like 30% of black voters vote to keep the Confederate flag as part of the Miss state flag?

That I tend to doubt.

The vote on the flag was 65%/35% and the ethnic breakdown of Mississippi is 62% white/37% black.

I'm going to guess that the vote on the flag split pretty evenly down racial lines.

The most pro-old flag county was Tishomingo which voted 91% to keep it. Tishomingo is 95% white and 3% black.

The most anti-old flag county was Jefferson which voted 83% to get rid of it. Jefferson is 87% black, 13% white.

The most evenly balanced county was Yazoo which was split exactly down the middle: 4370 votes vs. 4370 votes - 50% for, 50% against. Yazoo is 54% white and 45% black.

This would indicate that very few blacks voted for the old flag, and that very few whites voted against.

[Godwin1]

So much for freedom of expression. The descent into liberal totalitarianism continues.

[MinnesotaLibertarian]

A good point. People have the right to fly the flag if they want, but trying to pretend that it's not found offensive by a lot of people is denying reality. I find it offensive as it's the flag of a country that for its entire existence was an enemy of the United States of America. I find it treasonous, and am perplexed why so many supposed conservatives glorify it.