NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races, venues amid growing racial tensions in US
• 5 years agoNASCAR finally comes to grips with race relations in the wake of the death of George Floyd
KKK marches to protest removal of confederate general's statue in Virginia, outnumbered by counter-protesters
• 8 years agoSupporters of the Ku Klux Klan marched in Charlottesville, Virginia to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee.
Enough is enough: Senators vote in favor of taking down Confederate flag in South Carolina
Fp Archives • 10 years agoState senators in South Carolina have voted 37-3 in favour of taking down a Confederate flag that became a lightning rod for outrage after last month's Charleston massacre. The yesterday's proposal now is set to go before the House of Representatives, amid growing public demands for the red, white and blue banner to no longer fly outside the legislature in the state capital Columbia.
Charleston Church massacre: Amazon, Google join retailers in banning Confederate flag in US
Fp Archives • 10 years agoWal-Mart Stores Inc and Sears Holdings Corp on Monday banned sales of products bearing the image of the Confederate battle flag.
Remove rebel flag, it is a symbol of hatred, says South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley
Fp Archives • 10 years agoSouth Carolina's governor declared on Monday that the Confederate flag should be removed from the Statehouse grounds as she acknowledged that its use as a symbol of hatred by the man accused of killing nine black church members has made it too divisive to display in such a public space.