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Nation Jul 06

Pentagon draft policy would ban Confederate battle flag displays

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Politics Jun 30

WATCH: Mississippi governor signs bill to remove Confederate emblem from state flag

The Republican governor signed the bill Tuesday afternoon, just two days after legislators passed it. Amid protests over racial injustice, Mississippi was under increasing pressure to lose a symbol that many see as racist.

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Nation Jun 23

FBI concludes no federal crime committed in NASCAR noose incident after reviewing evidence

Wallace is the only Black driver at NASCAR's top level. He successfully pushed the stock car series to ban the Confederate flag at its venues less than two weeks ago.

By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press

Nation Jun 12

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Is this the end for public monuments to the Confederacy?

More than 150 years after the Civil War, monuments, schools and roads across the country still bear the names of Confederate leaders. But amidst recent protests demanding racial equality, there is a renewed push to take down the monuments and…

By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Ali Rogin

Nation Jun 12

Watch 7:33
NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace on banning the Confederate flag and a new generation of fans

NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate flag represents a major shift for a sport at whose races they have been ubiquitous. Successfully pushing for the ban this week was Bubba Wallace, a driver in NASCAR’s top series. He joins Amna…

May 19

House votes to restrict Confederate flags at VA cemeteries

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

The House would block people seeking to commemorate veterans of the Confederate States of America from flying the Confederate Battle Flag over mass graves on the two days a year that flag displays are permitted.

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Jun 24

Alabama removes Confederate flag from memorial at statehouse

By Laura Santhanam

Alabama removed the Confederate battle flag from a Confederate memorial on the statehouse grounds Wednesday.

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Jun 23

After sales spike, Amazon joins retailers in pulling Confederate flag merchandise

By Laura Santhanam

Major retailers Wal-Mart and Sears announced that they will no longer sell Confederate battle flag merchandise in their stores, but a spike in online sales on Amazon suggests that some people are turning elsewhere to buy the controversial emblem.

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Jun 18

Supreme Court tackles free speech issues in dueling decisions

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

In dueling decisions Thursday about free speech, the Supreme Court upheld Texas' refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag and struck down an Arizona town's restrictions on temporary signs put up by a small church.

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