Yesterday evening, Juneau resident Gary Durling started a petition to put the recently removed Mississippi flag back up. The petition, addressed to the City and Borough of Juneau, has more than 500 supporters, most of who are largely from Juneau and the Southeast region.
The flag, which features a full image of the Confederate flag in its upper left corner, was removed Saturday morning after a monthlong debate. It was replaced with the Magnolia flag, the state’s first official flag.
Criticism of the Confederate flag has grown after the racially charged mass murder of church parishioners at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, last month.
After taking down the Mississippi flag, volunteers donated it to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
