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Aug 12

Three dead after white nationalist rally in Charlottesville

By Kamala Kelkar

A car plowed into a pool of people in the college town of Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday afternoon, killing one person and injuring several others in the aftermath of a white nationalist rally that turned violent before it was scheduled…

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Feb 28

Georgia couple gets prison time for racist threats at child’s birthday party

By Joshua Barajas

In 2015, the couple shouted racial slurs and made armed threats outside a child's birthday party, according to court documents.

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Jun 14

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Reflecting on the Charleston church massacre, one year later

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A year ago this week, nine black churchgoers were gunned down inside Charleston’s historic Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church by alleged white supremacist Dylan Roof, who faces the death penalty if convicted. Among those slain was the church’s pastor, the Rev.

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Oct 21

Ole Miss students vote to remove state flag, and its Confederate emblem, from campus

By Joshua Barajas

After more than 90 minutes of debate, the University of Mississippi student senators voted Tuesday night to remove the state flag, whose design incorporates the Confederate battle flag, from campus grounds, the Clarion-Ledger reported.

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Sep 28

Carson tells NASCAR fans Confederate flag is OK on private property

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Monday said NASCAR fans should continue flying the Confederate Flag, so long as it's on private property, as he received the informal endorsement of racing legend Richard Petty.

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Jul 10

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Brooks and Dionne on Trump’s anti-immigrant talk, Confederate flag retirement

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New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including whether presidential candidate Donald Trump is hurting the Republican party, the historic removal of the Confederate flag from South…

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Jul 10

Aziz Ansari wants to replace the Confederate flag … with this

By artsdesk

Comedian Aziz Ansari has an idea of how South Carolina could replace the Confederate flag. We doubt it would pass muster in the state government, but it is unique.

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Jul 10

What the Confederate flag’s design says about its legacy

By Corinne Segal

The Confederate battle flag’s design is no accident. According to vexillologist Ted Kaye, it's simple, meaningful and distinctive from other flags. But that's just the half of it.

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Jul 10

House Republicans ax spending bill talks over Confederate flag amendments

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

House Republican leaders are canceling tentative plans to consider a spending bill amid Democratic threats to push more troublesome amendments related to the Confederate flag.

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Jul 10

South Carolina removes Confederate flag from statehouse

By News Desk

Amid chanting and cheering, the Confederate flag was lowered for a final time Friday on the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse, where it has flown for 54 years.

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