Nation IN BRIEF : ALABAMA : Confederate Flag Is Pulled From Capitol
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Newly installed Gov. Jim Folsom banned the Confederate battle flag from the state Capitol dome, a move hailed by black leaders who view it as a racist symbol. Folsom immediately had the U.S. and state flags raised atop the dome and ordered that the Confederate flag be flown across the street from the Capitol at the First White House of the Confederacy. A Montgomery, Ala., judge had ruled that state law permitted only the national and state flags to fly from the dome.
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