Mississippi statues at US Capitol up for discussion


Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he'd be willing to talk about possibly replacing the statues that represent the state in the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Currently, Mississippi is represented by statues of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Confederate politician J.Z. George.

Many would like to see other famous natives such as Elvis Presley, blues musician B.B. King or author William Faulkner representing the state at the Capitol.

Gov. Bryant told Jackson newspaper The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/2msYo4K ) he'd be willing to have "a general discussion about the Mississippi statues, particularly J.Z. George." He added that "B.B. King and Elvis would both be good possibilities for a replacement."

On Wednesday, a panel at the University of Mississippi plans to debate whether one or both statues should be replaced.

Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Most recent U.S. stories

Related topics

U.S.
The Associated Press
    KSL.com Beyond Series
    KSL.com Beyond Business

    KSL Weather Forecast

    KSL Weather Forecast
    Play button