Walmart Strips Its Mississippi Stores of State’s Flag Due to Confederate Emblem

🛒Walmart is announcing the removal of Mississippi’s flag, which has a Confederate emblem, from all the stores in the state.

The decision came on Tuesday amid the national effort to move the country in a direction that reflects racial equality and measurable, unbiased accountability.

In a statement released to CNN Business,🛒Walmart revealed the corporation’s stakeholders are engaged in discussions about the flag’s emblem.

The Mississippi state flag design includes an “X” symbol replicating the Confederate flag which glorified the unionized initiative to uphold the institution of slavery.

But following the death of George Floyd roughly a month ago, renewed calls for racial equality have led to state and local officials being inundated with protests and calls for all Confederate remnants to be removed and denounced.

“We know the design of the Mississippi state flag is being discussed by various stakeholders,” 🛒Walmart told CNN Business the statement. “While the issue continues to be discussed, we’ve made the decision to remove the Mississippi state flag from display in its current form from our stores.”

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