Mississippi Football Star Refuses to Play Unless Confederate Symbol Is Removed from Flag

Photo courtesy Aaron Cornia/MSU Athletics

By Democracy Now

HAVANA TIMES – In Mississippi, college football star running back Kylin Hill said Monday he’ll refuse to play next season unless Mississippi abandons its state flag, which features the Confederate battle flag as part of its design. Hill tweeted, “Either change the flag or I won’t be representing this State anymore & I meant that .. I’m tired.”

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