Posted on 04/26/2019 3:57:00 PM PDT by Olog-hai
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday ordered that the Mississippi flag, which carries a Confederate emblem, be replaced by the American flag at a state park that overlooks the Statue of Liberty.
Murphy ordered the removal of Mississippis flag from a display of each states flag at Liberty State Park, a preserve of more than 1,200 acres in Jersey City that overlooks Ellis Island and Lady Liberty.
Murphy is a first-term Democrat and a self-styled progressive who regularly cited the Emma Lazarus poem at the statues base that invites immigrants to America.
New Jersey, he said, is rooted in diversity, and the flag doesnt fit.
The Confederate symbol displayed on the Mississippi state flag is reprehensible and does not reflect our values of inclusivity and equality, he said in a statement. [ ]
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican, said in a statement Friday: Im disappointed in Gov. Murphys actions. As I have repeatedly said, the voters of Mississippi should decide what the state flag is or is not.
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He MeaNS sTaND WaTtiE.
I will agree with you on that. I got transferred to New Jersey for four years. Once you get away from the industry and slums near NYC, the state is indeed quite beautiful as you say.
My Georgia born and raised wife, however, considered New Jersey to be a foreign country and asked almost every day when were we going home (Texas) where people were much more friendly.
Not to be confused with H.C. Blackerby, who also wrote a book called Blacks in Blue and Gray, but who wasn't a college professor but was instead a former comic book publisher.
(As far as I know, the book is currently out-of-print but it is available from Inter-Library Loan & sometimes from Amazon.com or ebay.com.)
You know, Swattie said the same thing (verbatim!) but it only took me a single trip online to order mine. Say, did you ever find that submarine?
There are at least 10 copies on sale on Amazon right now, for an average price of 12 bucks, including shipping.
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