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Confederate flag removed from U.S. Capitol tunnel
4 / 22
USA TODAY
Deborah Barfield Berry
53 mins ago
WASHINGTON — State flags, including the controversial Mississippi flag featuring the Confederate battle emblem, will no longer hang in the tunnel at the U.S. Capitol where each had been displayed.
Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., said Thursday that state flags, which had been removed during renovations, will instead be replaced with prints of each state’s commemorative coin.
“Given the controversy surrounding confederate imagery, I decided to install a new display,’’ Miller, chairwoman of the House Administration Committee, said in a statement. “I am well aware of how many Americans negatively view the Confederate flag, and, personally, I am very sympathetic to these views. However, I also believe that it is not the business of the federal government to dictate what flag each state flies.’’
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., had called on Congress to remove all items bearing the Confederate battle flag, including his state flag.
More:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/confederate-flag-removed-from-us-capitol-tunnel/ar-BBs4Cmx?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U142DHP
USA TODAY
Deborah Barfield Berry
53 mins ago
WASHINGTON — State flags, including the controversial Mississippi flag featuring the Confederate battle emblem, will no longer hang in the tunnel at the U.S. Capitol where each had been displayed.
Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., said Thursday that state flags, which had been removed during renovations, will instead be replaced with prints of each state’s commemorative coin.
“Given the controversy surrounding confederate imagery, I decided to install a new display,’’ Miller, chairwoman of the House Administration Committee, said in a statement. “I am well aware of how many Americans negatively view the Confederate flag, and, personally, I am very sympathetic to these views. However, I also believe that it is not the business of the federal government to dictate what flag each state flies.’’
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., had called on Congress to remove all items bearing the Confederate battle flag, including his state flag.
More:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/confederate-flag-removed-from-us-capitol-tunnel/ar-BBs4Cmx?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U142DHP
Thank you Republican Rep Candice Miller. Small steps, but maybe in my lifetime the Confederacy will finally be dead.
