Beauvoir responds to flag and statue controversy

With the removal of the former Mississippi state flag and the demand for the removal of all Confederate monuments in Gulfport, News 25 reached out to Beauvoir.

Nbc....- - with the removal of the former- mississippi state - flag and the demand for the - removal of all confederate- monuments in gulfport.... - we reached out to beauvoir, a - historical landmark owned - by the the mississippi division- of sons of confederate- veterans.

- new 25's lorraine weiskopf has- more on this- story.- - beauvoir is the former home of- the president of the confederat- states, jefferson davis.- a visit to beauvoir is a look - back at history.- many people feel the confederat- statue in front of the harrison- county courthouse should be - relocated to beauvoir.- kitssa stevens, beauvoir- director of development & - programs, says "of- course, our first goal actually- is to have the states, cities - and towns keep their- confederate monuments but if- they feel like they can't do- that then beauvoir- would be more than happy to tak- in those monuments."- jeffrey hulum iii with the- extend a hand, help a friend- foundation has been advocating- for the removal of the state- flag- and confederate monument for- years.- jeffrey hulum iii, with the - extend a hand, help a friend- foundation, says, "it - - - - makes me excited and it makes m- understand from their standpoin- and they're - willing to remove it from all - cost from their perspective and- not from the world's- perspective.

And that lets all- county officials know what more- are you waiting on?"- the removal of the state flag - has been a very controversial - issue.- jeffrey hulum iii, with the - extend a hand, help a friend- foundation, says, "it's - been an outstanding moment this- weekend.

It's been 165 years to- long to be here.- history has been made and we- will continue to grow"- while at beauvoir, there are no- plans to take down the- missisippi state flag.- kitsap stevens, beauvoir- director of development & - - - - programs, says "we have our fla- poles out from and we fly all o- the former state flags of - mississippi - and as far as the current 1894- state flag we will continue to- fly it till they make us- take it down."- lorraine weiskopf, reporter,- says "beauvoir has already sold- over 240 of the - former mississippi state flag.- under normal circumstances they- sell around 10 a- month."

- kitsaa stevens, beauvoir- director of development & - programs, says "alot- of folks are coming in to get - that flag.

You know for - historical purposes to keep it- as- - - - a family heirloom, so we're - selling a lot of mississippi- state flags"- in biloxi, lorraine weiskopf- news 25.-