A black mayor in Mississippi held back tears as he signed an executive order to remove the state’s flag from outside Laurel City Hall and other city properties.The order signed by Mayor Johnny Magee reads that “there comes a point in time in the annals of history when it becomes necessary to re-define who we are and what a collection of people represent” and the state’s flag — which includes the Confederate battle flag — “should be a unifying image of our ideals and values”.
