Marine Corps Issues Removal Of Confederate Battle Flag

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PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) On Friday, the U.S. Marine Corps placed a ban on the Confederate battle flag, removing it from public displays and work spaces.

Depictions of the flag will be considered unauthorized in public and work areas by way of flying the flag, printed on clothing, posters, bumper stickers, mugs, and many other forms of display.

The announcement of the removal comes during a time where protests across the country over police brutality have added pressure on facilities and groups to remove symbols of racism.

Today, the Marine Corps released guidance on the removal of public displays of the Confederate battle flag.MARADMIN 331/20: https://t.co/WLW4m70LW1 pic.twitter.com/TKoYJUL7Vo

— U.S. Marines (@USMC) June 6, 2020

In their statement, the Marine Corps said that the Confederate flag has “all too often been co-opted by violent extremists and racist groups whose divisive beliefs have no place in our Corps.”

The Confederate battle flag stood for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, and became the most widely recognized symbol of the Confederate States.

The flag, by some, is associated with southern heritage and historical commemoration of the Civil War.

Many others associate the Confederate flag with what the Confederate states stood for; racism, slavery, white supremacy and treason.

The Confederated States made attempts to defect from the United States leading to the American Civil War in 1861.

This change within the Marine Corps is just one of many instances Confederate monuments and statues have been removed by officials.

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