Tag: Confederate flag
Podcast: When the Klan is standing next to you, it is time to get out of the line
Dr. Michael Butler, author of Beyond Integration: The Black Freedom Struggle in Escambia County, Florida, 1960-1980, discusses Confederate symbolism, the racists’ revisionist history of the…
Panel votes to remove Confederate flag from Senate seal
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawmakers took a step toward removing the Confederate battle flag from the Senate’s official seal Thursday, as…
Senate could drop Confederate flag from seal
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA State senators are scheduled next week to begin considering whether to keep the Confederate flag on the…
Walton County comes up with Confederate flag compromise
BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After nearly three hours of emotional testimony Tuesday about a Confederate flag rippling just outside, the Walton…
Baldwin on ESPN about Confederate flag
Two weeks ago, ESPN came to Pensacola to interview Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin, Jr. He was putting on a football camp at Legion…
Walton County Commission postpones vote on Confederate flag
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After a heated public hearing, the Walton County Commission on Tuesday voted to postpone for two weeks…
Battle over Confederate flag plays out today at BCC
The battle over the Confederate flag continues today at Escambia Board of County Commissioners. On the agenda is an item for the county to remove…
SC Senate votes to remove Confederate flag
By a 37-3 vote, the South Carolina Senate voted today to move the the Confederate battle flag from the State House grounds to the Confederate…
By 3-2 vote, Spanish, British, French and Confederate flags brought back to Pensacola Bay Center
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted, 3-2, to allow the five historical flags approved by the Pensacola City Council to be flown over all…
NAACP offers ‘compromise’ on Confederate flag issue
The Pensacola branch of the NAACP has sent a letter to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners titled: “Economic Development Committee Flag Response and Proposed…
Confederate flag may come up again at BCC
At the end of Committee of the Whole meeting yesterday, Commissioner Grover Robinson asked his fellow commissioners to reconsider its vote that replaced the City…
Pensacola Bay Center no longer to fly Confederate flag
Escambia County will no longer fly the Confederate battle flag or the Spanish, French or British flags at the Pensacola Bay Center. After an emotional…
