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A Complete List of Every Place That Wants to Ban the Confederate Flag
From Walmart to Virginia's license plates, a running list.
By Jill Krasny
Slowly but surely, the Confederate flag is disappearing from the United States of America. Even the prominent U.S. flag-maker, Valley Forge Flag, has plans to stop producing and selling them. Here's a running list of where the southern emblembetter known as stars and barscan no longer be found.
States
California
Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation last year prohibiting state agencies from selling or displaying items bearing the flag. (August 21, 2014)
South Carolina
Following the Charleston shooting, governor Nikki Haley called on Monday for the flag to be removed from the statehouse grounds. On Tuesday, legislators proposed a measure to consider removing the flag. (June 22, 2015)
Mississippi
Lawmakers in the state are planning to remove the emblem from the state flag. (June 23, 2015)
Virginia
Virginia's governor has moved to have the flag banished from state license plates. (June 23, 2015)................
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A Complete List of Every Place That Wants to Ban the Confederate Flag--a running list (Original Post)
riversedge
Jun 2015
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dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)1. Ala. took down all Confederate flags today
and so did Mississippi....
Mississippi!!!!!!
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. Slight problem with Mississippi
they're still flying their state flag.
lame54
(35,294 posts)3. the OP states that they are planning on removing it...
that would be huge