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A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore

— A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community’s enduring division over how to commemorate the past. “I’m glad to see it move to a different location,” said Robin Whitfield, an artist with a studio …

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8 months ago

Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Kentucky man who stormed …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Judge to decide trial for Confederate flag-toting dad, son

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A man carrying a Confederate battle flag stormed the U.S. Capitol with his son because they intended to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory, prosecutors argued Tuesday at the close of the men’s trial. Widely published photographs showed Kevin Seefried carrying a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol after he and Hunter Seefried, then …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump and the new Lost Cause

Raw Story

Lies are a denomination of power. This is because many of them have been pushing an even bigger Big Lie for most of their lives: the lie of the Lost Cause, that the Civil War wasn't really fought over the disgraceful secession of the Southern states and slavery, it was instead a noble cause fought for the "honor" of the …

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3 years, 10 months ago

North Carolina stops issuing Confederate license plates

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is no longer issuing specialty license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag, according to a statement. “The Division of Motor Vehicles has determined that license plates bearing the Confederate battle flag have the potential to offend those who view them,” the agency said in a statement. “We have therefore concluded …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Capitol riot: Confederate flag photo leads to man’s arrest

Associated Press

A Delaware man photographed carrying a Confederate battle flag during a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol was arrested Thursday after authorities used the image to help identify him, federal prosecutors said. A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said that Kevin Seefried, who was seen carrying the flag, was arrested in Delaware along …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Man holding Confederate flag during US Captiol riot arrested

Al Jazeera

Kevin Seefried, one of more than 100 people arrested related to the riot, is accused of violent entry to the US Capitol. The man photographed carrying a Confederate battle flag inside the US Capitol during last week’s mob attack on the building in Washington, DC has been arrested. BREAKING: @WSJ reports: A retired Pennsylvania firefighter was arrested today for allegedly …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Column: Yes, the Capitol is a ‘symbol of democracy.’ One with a really troubled history

LA Times

Members of the National Guard arrive to secure the area outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday evening. “Symbol of democracy.” The phrase echoed in one form or another throughout social media on Wednesday as swarms of Trump supporters smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol building, instigated by a bitter president who refuses to recognize his electoral defeat. An enslaved …

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4 years ago

Pentagon memo maps out plan to expand diversity in the force

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Thursday signed a memo ordering the …

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4 years, 4 months ago

The Battle over Ole Miss: Why a flagship university has stood behind a nickname with a racist past

CNN

CNN — Cities, colleges and even the US Capitol are seeing growing battles over statues or building names after the killing of George Floyd. In case you were wondering about the origins of @OleMissRebels, the @thedm_news has all the answers, circa 1939: pic.twitter.com/sf5iNEdkCf — Anne Twitty September 13, 2019 The story, which explains how the term became “the valued possession” …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Trump Threatens To Veto Troop Pay Raises To Protect Confederate Names

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump Tuesday formally threatened to veto an annual “must-pass” military bill — including pay raises for troops — to prevent the renaming of military bases currently honoring Confederate traitors. The White House’s “Statement of Administration Policy” on the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act claims that the provision “is part of …

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4 years, 5 months ago

With a pen stroke, Mississippi drops Confederate-themed flag

Associated Press

— With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem — a symbol that’s widely condemned as racist. Now, more than ever, we must lean on that faith, put our divisions behind us, and unite for a greater good.” Mississippi has faced increasing pressure to change its …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Mississippi Governor Signs Law Removing Confederate Design From State Flag

NPR

Mississippi Governor Signs Law Removing Confederate Design From State Flag Enlarge this image toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Rogelio V. Solis/AP Updated at 8:03 p.m. "People who wanted to keep the flag couldn't ignore what it meant anymore," says Democratic state Rep. Robert Johnson, the minority leader in the Mississippi House. "You can't live in Mississippi as an African American …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Confederate Battle Emblem From State Flag

Slate

Lawmakers in the Mississippi House and Senate voted Sunday to remove the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag, which is the last in the nation to display the symbol. “I would guess a lot of you don’t even see that flag in the corner right there,” said state Rep. Ed Blackmon on Saturday. “There are some of us who …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Mississippi legislature votes to remove Confederate emblem from state flag

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In its declaration of secession, Confederate Mississippi said: “Our …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Mississippi now has enough votes to change state flag, according to senior lawmaker

CNN

CNN — Mississippi is the last state in the country whose flag features the Confederate emblem. “So far, I can tell you that we have the votes needed in the House,” said State Rep. Robert Johnson III, the Democratic leader of the state’s House of Representatives who has been in the legislature for 27 years. He has acknowledged that since …

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54 years, 11 months ago

SEC, NCAA Threaten to Pull Events From Mississippi if Confederate Emblem Isn’t Removed From State Flag

Slate

The commissioner of the Southeastern Conference announced the league would consider barring its member universities in Mississippi from holding championship events if the state did not remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. “In the event there is no change, there will be consideration of precluding Southeastern Conference championship events from being conducted in the State of Mississippi …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Mississippi faces reckoning on Confederate emblem in flag

Associated Press

— The young activists who launched a protest movement after George Floyd’s death are bringing fresh energy to a long-simmering debate about the Confederate battle emblem that white supremacists embedded within the Mississippi state flag more than 125 years ago. The mere mention of removing the Confederate emblem from the Mississippi flag stirs anger in its defenders, who tell people …

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4 years, 6 months ago

NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag At All Of Its Events And Properties

NPR

NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag At All Of Its Events And Properties NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jeff Gluck of The Athletic about NASCAR's decision to ban the Confederate battle flag at all of its events and properties. And NASCAR has now banned the Confederate flag from all events, including tonight's race in southern Virginia. I saw that Bubba Wallace, …

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4 years, 6 months ago

NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag

NPR

NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag Enlarge this image toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP Brynn Anderson/AP Updated at 10:10 p.m. In a Wednesday tweet, the stock car racing organization said the presence of the flag "runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and industry." Sponsor Message France subsequently implemented a flag exchange program …

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4 years, 6 months ago

George Floyd protests: US Navy will ban Confederate flag

The Telegraph

The US Navy is working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on Navy installations, ships and aircraft, the service said on Tuesday, as the military grapples with questions about racial inequality raised by the Black Lives Matter protests. The Navy made the move amid demonstrations across the United States and other countries sparked by the death …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Marines ban depictions of the Confederate flag, including on bumper stickers and mugs

CNN

CNN — The US Marine Corps has ordered the removal of all public displays of the Confederate flag from Marine installations. “The Marine Corps shall remove the Confederate battle flag from all installation public spaces and work areas in order to support our core values, ensure unit cohesion and security, and preserve good order and discipline,” the order reads. “The …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Confederate monuments coming down around South amid protests

Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sarah Collins Rudolph thought she’d never see what happened in her hometown: Prompted by protests, the city removed a 115-year-old Confederate monument near where her sister and three other black girls died in a racist church bombing in 1963. A wave of Confederate memorial removals that began after a white supremacist killed nine black people at a …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Huge Confederate flag taken down near Tampa due to protests

Associated Press

BRANDON, Fla. — A huge Confederate battle flag has been lowered from its towering pole near Interstates 4 and 75 outside Tampa after threats appeared on social media to set it on fire during protests of the killings of black people by white authorities. David R. McCallister, who leads the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, wants people …

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A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore

Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison

Judge to decide trial for Confederate flag-toting dad, son

Donald Trump and the new Lost Cause

North Carolina stops issuing Confederate license plates

Capitol riot: Confederate flag photo leads to man’s arrest

Man holding Confederate flag during US Captiol riot arrested

Column: Yes, the Capitol is a ‘symbol of democracy.’ One with a really troubled history

Pentagon memo maps out plan to expand diversity in the force

The Battle over Ole Miss: Why a flagship university has stood behind a nickname with a racist past

Trump Threatens To Veto Troop Pay Raises To Protect Confederate Names

With a pen stroke, Mississippi drops Confederate-themed flag

Mississippi Governor Signs Law Removing Confederate Design From State Flag

Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Confederate Battle Emblem From State Flag

Mississippi legislature votes to remove Confederate emblem from state flag

Mississippi now has enough votes to change state flag, according to senior lawmaker

SEC, NCAA Threaten to Pull Events From Mississippi if Confederate Emblem Isn’t Removed From State Flag

Mississippi faces reckoning on Confederate emblem in flag

NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag At All Of Its Events And Properties

NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag

George Floyd protests: US Navy will ban Confederate flag

Marines ban depictions of the Confederate flag, including on bumper stickers and mugs

Confederate monuments coming down around South amid protests

Huge Confederate flag taken down near Tampa due to protests