Milton black community calls for Confederate flag removal (FL)
Kaycee Lagarde
8:59 p.m. CDT August 11, 2015
Referencing nationwide discord surrounding the Confederate flag, members of the black community in Milton are pushing the city council to take action to remove what many consider a symbol of racial prejudice from the city’s seal and public display downtown.
The city has received two letters calling for the removal of the flags, one from an individual and one on behalf of several local black groups, including the Santa Rosa NAACP Milton branch and 10 churches making up the Fellowship of Churches of Santa Rosa, among others.
“This letter is submitted to you strongly opposing any symbols or flags of the confederate flag being displayed on city and county property,” reads the groups’ letter to city council dated Aug. 11. “We are asking for all displays and flags associated with the confederate flag be removed immediately” ...
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