Ole Miss Rebels coach Hugh Freeze and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen are two of the many celebrities who have called for Mississippi to remove the Confederate symbol from its state flag, joining the likes of actor Morgan Freeman, singer Jimmy Buffett, author John Grisham and former NFL quarterback Archie Manning in the cause.
According to ESPN’s Alex Scarborough, Freeze, Mullen and the others attached their names to a Sunday advertisement in yesterday’s Clarion Ledger calling for the symbol’s removal from the state flag, featuring a letter explaining why it should be.
“It is simply not fair, or honorable, to ask black Mississippians to attend schools, compete in athletic events, work in the public sector, serve in the National Guard, and go about their normal lives with a state flag that glorifies a war fought to keep their ancestors enslaved,” the letter reads.