Local NAACP chapter pushes for removal of Confederate flag seen on I-95
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STAFFORD, Va. (AP) - Civil rights leaders are rallying opposition to a Confederate battle flag that flies over Interstate 95 in Virginia.
The Stafford chapter of the NAACP tells the Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg
that it has collected 200 signatures on a petition protesting the flag.
NAACP President Aston Haughton calls the flag a "symbol of hatred and
oppression."
He is hopeful the petition will encourage lawmakers to ban such symbols.
The deadly attack on an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, has sparked a national debate on symbols of the Confederacy.
Earlier this week, Gov. Terry McAuliffe moved to have the Confederate flag removed from state license plates.
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) - Civil rights leaders are rallying opposition to a Confederate battle flag that flies over Interstate 95 in Virginia.
But the flag is on private property in Stafford County and the owner vows the flag will stay as a symbol of Southern heritage.
He is hopeful the petition will encourage lawmakers to ban such symbols.
The deadly attack on an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, has sparked a national debate on symbols of the Confederacy.
Earlier this week, Gov. Terry McAuliffe moved to have the Confederate flag removed from state license plates.
