Mississippi flag ordered out of park near Statue of Liberty [by NJ governor Murphy]

Associated Press ^ | April 26, 2019 | Mike Catalini

[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 Mississippi’s flag from a display of each state’s 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 statue’s base that invites immigrants to America.

New Jersey, he said, is rooted in diversity, and the flag doesn’t 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: “I’m disappointed in Gov. Murphy’s actions. As I have repeatedly said, the voters of Mississippi should decide what the state flag is or is not.” …

[central_va]

He MeaNS sTaND WaTtiE.

[rustbucket]

My home state is indeed a leader in political corruption and legislative perfidy New Jersey is quite beautiful in terms of farms, horse farms in particular, lakes, The Jersey Shore, the unique beauty of The Pine Barrens and of course many historic battlefield sites from The Revolution.

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.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Check out the well-known book, BLACKS IN BLUE & GRAY by the late Professor H. R. Blackerby, formerly of the Morehouse College & Arkansas AM&N University Departments of History for more on Black Confederates.

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.

[rockrr]

Ah yes, the ever-elusive Blacks In Blue & Gray

(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?

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

There are at least 10 copies on sale on Amazon right now, for an average price of 12 bucks, including shipping.