Individuals & Groups who have called for the removal of the Confederate emblem from the MS flag

The following is an updated list of individuals, groups and communities who have called for the removal of the Confederate emblem from the MS state flag and/or condemned public displays of the Confederate emblem (this list is not necessarily comprehensive and is updated regularly). If you would like your organization, church, business, city or county to endorse flag change, please contact Mississippi Rising Coalition at contactmsrising@gmail.com. Current and former state and national political leaders: Philip Gunn, Rep. Speaker of the State House of Representatives US Sen. Thad Cochran (R) US Sen. Roger Wicker (R) US Rep. Bennie Thompson (D) Henry Barbour (R), Republican National Committee Member Sen. Deborah Dawkins (D) Sen. David Blount (D) Sen. John Horhn (D) Rep. David Baria (D) Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes (D) Rep. Jeramey Anderson (D) Rep. Kathy Sykes (D) Candidate for US House of Rep., 4th CD Mark Gladney (D) Former Gov. William Winter Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove Bill Luckett, Mayor of Clarksdale Johnny Dupree, former Mayor of Hattiesburg Tony Yarber, former Mayor of Jackson Vicki Robinson Slater, 2016 gubernatorial candidate Melton Harris, Jackson Co. BOS The MS Democratic Party 4th Congressional District MS Democrats MS Legislative Black Caucus Rep. David Baria (D) of Bay St. Louis Councilman Felix Gines (D), Biloxi Chokwe Lumumba, Mayor of Jackson Toby Barker (R), Mayor of Hattiesburg FoFo Gilich (R), Mayor of Biloxi Biloxi City Council (drafted and passed resolution endorsing state flag change) MS State Treasurer Lynn Fitch (R) Atty. Gen. Jim Hood (D) Sen. Briggs Hopson (R) Andy Taggart (executive director of the Mississippi Republican Party in 1984; political director of the Mississippi Republican Party in 1980 and 1981; MS State Chairman for the presidential campaign of Ohio Governor John Kasich; former Chairman of the Greater Jackson (MS) Chamber Partnership; former Madison County Supervisor, former CEO of MS Technology Alliance; named by Governor Phil Bryant in 2014 as Co-Chairman of the Mississippi Department of Corrections Task Force on Contract Review and Procurement; attorney and gubernatorial appointee to the Mississippi Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee) Percy Bland (D), Mayor of Meridian Religious Leaders and Organizations: Southern Baptist Convention Southern Christian Leadership Conference Mississippi Diocese of the Episcopal Church Mississippi Religious Leadership Council United Methodist Church Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) The Washington National Cathedral (Catholic Church) Lighthouse Community Church, Biloxi Academic leaders and organizations: Morris Stocks, UM interim Chancellor Robert Khayat, former UM Chancellor Dan Jones, former UM Chancellor Mark Keenum, MSU President Jim Borsig, MS University for Women President The University of Mississippi Mississippi State University University of Southern Mississippi UMMC Mississippi University for Women Delta State Jackson State University Alcorn State University Mississippi Valley State University Millsaps College The SEC The NCAA Ole Miss Coaches Hugh Freeze, Andy Kennedy and Mike Bianco MSU Coaches Dan Mullen and Ben Howland SEC Football Coaches Nick Saban and Steve Spurrier Board of Trustees for State Institutions of Higher Learning (2001) Robert Luckett, Ph.D., Jackson State University Stephanie Rolph, Ph.D., Millsaps College Janice Brockley, Ph.D., Jackson State University Alison Greene, Ph.D., Mississippi State University William Storey, Ph.D., Millsaps College James Giesen, Ph.D., Mississippi State University Christian Pinnen, Ph.D., Mississippi College Otis W. Pickett, Ph.D., Mississippi College Robert S. McElvaine, Ph.D., Millsaps College Kathryn Green, Ph.D., Mississippi Valley State University Anne Marshall, Ph.D., Mississippi State University C. Sade Turnipseed, Ph.D., Mississippi Valley State University Bridget Smith Pieschel, Ph.D., Mississippi University for Women Elizabeth Anne Payne, Ph. D., University of Mississippi Anne Twitty, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Max Grivno, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Susannah J. Ural, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Charles Westmoreland, Jr., Ph.D., Delta State University Darren Grem, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Alexandra Finley, Ph.D., Mississippi State University John R. Neff, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Ted M. Ownby, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Amy Wiese Forbes, Ph.D., Millsaps College Erin M. Kempker, Ph.D., Mississippi University for Women Andrew P. Haley, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Kevin D. Greene, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Jarod Roll, Ph.D., University of Mississippi April Holm, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Rebecca Tuuri, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Kyle F. Zelner, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Patrick Connelly, Ph.D., Mississippi College Jason Ward, Ph.D., Mississippi State University Civic and Economic Organizations: Mississippi Economic Council Mississippi Development Authority Gulf Coast Business Council Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Mississippi Business Journal Mississippi Manufacturer’s Assoc. (2001) MS NAACP National NAACP Biloxi NAACP Jackson Co. NAACP Steps Coalition League of Women Voters of MS Mississippi Onward PAC Mississippi Rising Coalition The Flag for All Mississippians Coalition The Mississippi Rainbow Center Come As You Are (CAYA) The American Family Association (2001) The ACLU of MS Southern Poverty Law Center Emmett Till Interpretive Center Jenna R. Fassbender Center for LGBTQ Alliance Harrison Co. Federation of Democratic Women Jackson Co. Federation of Democratic Women The Ecumenical Coalition for Women and Families DSU Gender and Sexuality Alliance Children’s Defense Fund (Southern Regional Office) Mississippi Center for Justice National Association of Social Workers (MS Chapter) Human Rights Campaign Mississippi Spectrum Center (Hattiesburg) New South Collective Newspapers/Media: Clarion-Ledger Jackson Free Press The Sun Herald Mississippi Business Journal Greenwood Commonwealth Delta Democrat Times Daily Mississippian Columbus Commercial Dispatch Brookhaven Daily Leader Hattiesburg American WJZD94.5 FM WLOX (ABC/CBS affiliate, MS Gulf Coast) SuperTalk Radio BamSouth.com Hattiesburg Post/Hub City Spokes Cities and Counties that have removed state flag from public spaces: Clarksdale Hattiesburg Magnolia Grenada Jackson West Point Columbus Starkville Oxford Vicksburg Greenwood Greenville Moss Point Waveland Leflore Co. Washington Co. Oktibbeha Co. Sunflower Co. Adams Co. Hinds Co. Biloxi Tupelo (will not put state flag up on new Police Dept.) McComb Pascagoula Meridian Businesses/Corporations: BancorpSouth Mississippi Power Huntingdon Ingalls Shipyard Sanderson Farms Betta Boats, LLC, Bay St. Louis Pharr Construction Benjamin Electric State Caps Harvest Trends, Inc. Sanderson Farms Apple Pepsi Co. MGM Resorts Notable native Mississippi cultural leaders: Archie Manning Greg Iles, award-winning writer Jimmy Buffet Richard Ford, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Morgan Freeman Kathryn Stockett, author of “The Help” Aunjanue Ellis, actress in “The Help,” “Quantico” Jim Barksdale, former Netscape CEO and philanthropist John Grisham Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist and wife of slain activist Medgar Evers Boo Ferris, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Hanna Roberts, Miss Mississippi 2015 Jack Reed, Sr., business leader Reuben Anderson, former MS Supreme Court Justice Glen Ballard, Grammy-winning music producer Bailey Howell, Basketball Hall of Fame Great-great-grandson of President of the CSA, Jefferson Davis David Banner, musician Genesis Be, musician Big KRIT, musician Rick Cleveland, Exec. Dir. Of MS Sports Hall of Fame Rip Daniels, owner of WJZD 94.5FM and host of “It’s a New Day” talk show Paul Gallo of The Gallo Show on SuperTalk radio Others: US state, Oregon Philadelphia, PA US Capitol, Washington DC Washington National Cathedral (List compiled by Mississippi Rising Coalition) #TakeItDownMS #OneMississippi