Add Confederate Monuments as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Confederate Monuments news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Add InterestThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from an African-American attorney who called the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag "an official endorsement of white supremacy." It's the last state banner featuring the Confederate symbol, a red field topped by a blue tilted cross dotted by 13 white stars. He said he believes the flag hurts the economy in Mississippi, a state with a 38 percent black population. Several cities and towns and all eight of Mississippi's public universities have stopped flying the state flag amid concerns that it is offensive.

Source: ABC News November 27, 2017 14:38 UTC