Mississippi's State Flag Draws Hundreds of Protestors to Capitol Hill on Flag Day

WASHINGTON - May 22, 2016 - PRLog -- WHAT:  Celebrities, Civic leaders and ABC's Quantico actress, Aunjanue Ellis, will stage a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Flag Day to bring attention to the Confederate Battle emblem included within Mississippi's state flag.

Ellis, a Mississippi native, supports Attorney Carlos Moore who filed a lawsuit against Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant under the 13th and 14th Amendments. Mississippi remains the only state in the Union that shares iconography with the KKK. Moore argues that the Confederate imagery violates the 14th Amendment protection of African-American residents. (Moore v. Bryant)

"The governor thinks this is a frivolous lawsuit but it's time we make a change in Mississippi. All the other southern states have seen the light but our state just doesn't get it," says Moore. "That flag is a symbol of hate, white supremacy and division in our country."

Actress Aunjanue Ellis, known for her role in The Help, Ray and ABC's Quantico, refuses any filming in the state until Mississippi removes its current state flag. "The Ku Klux Klan attacked my grandfather under that flag," says Ellis.  "Take the debate of the 'heritage not hate of the Confederacy' out of it, because this is about choices the state made AFTER the dissolution of the Confederacy."  Ellis (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254712/ ) attended the 47th NAACP Image Awards and took a red carpet stance with her "Call to Action" dress.

The United States Congress has authority under the 13th Amendment to outlaw any badge, incident, relic, or vestige of slavery. Besides the Mississippi state flag with the Confederate emblem, there are countless Confederate monuments on public property across the country.

Flag Day, established in 1916, is celebrated on June 14.

WHEN: Rally: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 | RSVP: www.eventbrite.com

WHERE: U.S. Capitol | First Street, West Front Grassy Area Washington, DC

TIME: 11:00am - 1:00pm

MEDIA CONTACT:   Tenisha Bell, Perfect Pitch Media Group (678) 429-4254  Tenisha[AT]PerfectPitchMediaGroupDOT.com