{"id":1925775,"date":"2026-05-08T16:15:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925775"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:15:51","slug":"tn-state-rep-justin-jones-burns-confederate-flag-to-protest-redistricting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925775","title":{"rendered":"TN State Rep. Justin Jones Burns Confederate Flag to Protest Redistricting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d3\/16by9\/2026\/05\/08\/d3ac323827a04682ab4e68b2b02c40eb_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">TN State Rep. Justin Jones Burns Confederate Flag to Protest Redistricting<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Tennessee Politician<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Burns Confederate Flag in Protest &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Redistricting Battle Ignites<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T09:15:51-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202605\"><br \/>\n                May 8, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            9:15 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-08373aae08ffef122c2629f9106174bd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ca4f6e56-ff74-4a10-98eb-ed9a7b4fb801-2081052066-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e4\/16by9\/2026\/05\/08\/e432fb40067b41a49f68aae9bbb33fea_md.png\" alt=\"050826 justin jones kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-ca4f6e56-ff74-4a10-98eb-ed9a7b4fb801-2081052066-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">FIGHTING WITH FIRE<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/justin-jones-burns-confederate-flag-05-08-2026\/\">Video: TN State Rep. Justin Jones Burns Confederate Flag to Protest Redistricting<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Allie Phillips for Change via Storyful<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-610874aa8488c3772ffc6357a206d55f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Burning outrage over Congressional redistricting in Tennessee is exploding in that state&#8217;s capital &#8230; where state Rep. <strong>Justin Jones<\/strong> set fire to Confederate flag.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1b6fa0305dc43e1cd53ad3d41d60e1f3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Justin was protesting Tennessee Republicans approving a new Congressional map Thursday &#8212; splitting up a majority-Black district in Memphis &#8212; when he joined a crowd marching and chanting through the Capitol, held up a printout of the rebel flag &#8230; and lit it up.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-51d46d5c89e28710f47e860f4ddfa000\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>While still holding the burned flag &#8212; which had &#8220;We will not go back&#8221; written along the edge &#8212; Justin told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=868112039644344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Tennessean<\/strong><\/a>, &#8220;They&#8217;re taking us backwards to this type of environment where Black folks are not treated with equal representation, where we&#8217;re pre-1965.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4fa9b740a2c226de316905a9805161b6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>He feels Republicans are &#8220;dragging us backwards in history&#8221; with this vote, saying on Instagram, &#8230; &#8220;When I walked into the building it was 2026, and when I walked out it was pre-1965. 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Justin Jones Burns Confederate Flag to Protest Redistricting Tennessee PoliticianBurns Confederate Flag in Protest &#8230;Redistricting Battle Ignites By TMZ Staff Published May 8, 2026 9:15 AM PDT FIGHTING WITH FIRE Video: TN State Rep. 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