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By Sandra Pedicini
Orlando Sentinel
July 8, 2015
Walt Disney World has joined the list of businesses and governments distancing themselves from the Confederate flag. The resort has removed a version of the Confederate banner from a flag display in Epcot's American Adventure. Disney acknowledged it took down the flag recently but would not comment further ...
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-disney-confederate-flag-epcot-down-20150708-story.html
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(1,469 posts)exboyfil
(17,863 posts)It is one thing to fly it as part of your flag (Mississippi) or on state grounds, but what about the context of a display of Confederate Armies? My favorite game as a kid was The Blue and the Gray - would that survive the current scrutiny?
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)As Epcot removed a flag rather than an army, what then is the precise relevance of your most-sincere query?
exboyfil
(17,863 posts)showing two Armies facing off. I have now seen a picture showing it was being displayed with other historical flags - some of which I did not recognize. Showing my ignorance of American history but a flag with a crown in the left corner with alternating black, red, and white vertical stripes (a colony flag at the time?).
Interesting when you look at state flags - Hawaii has an Union Jack in the upper left.