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struggle4progress

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Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:22 PM Jun 2016

Councilman Stokes: Ban Confederate Flags (MS)

By Tim Summers Jr.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 9:39 a.m. CDT

JACKSON — Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes ... proposed an ordinance banning the Confederate flags from City of Jackson-owned cemeteries.

"... it is not OK for these Confederate flags to fly in the capital city, especially property that we own and are cutting" ...


http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2016/jun/22/councilman-stokes-ban-confederate-flags-and-decrea/

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Councilman Stokes: Ban Confederate Flags (MS) (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2016 OP
Yes. The flag represents treason, pure and simple. SheilaT Jun 2016 #1
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