Lawmaker wants Confederate Flag Removed from Capitol Grounds
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jun 23 2015 3:16 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A Montgomery lawmaker says the state should remove Confederate flags from the Alabama Capitol grounds.
Rep. Alvin Holmes says he will file a legislative resolution to remove Confederate flags from the Capitol grounds. The flags surround an 88-foot tall Alabama Confederate Monument that was erected in 1898.
Holmes says the flags are offensive and have no place at a public building.
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