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Marine commandant labels Confederate flag divisive ‘hate speech’ while explaining ban

By Spencer Neale
Published April 23, 2020 5:38pm ET
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Marine commandant labels Confederate flag divisive ‘hate speech’ while explaining ban
The nation's last producer of Confederate flags says it has seen an increased demand for the flags in the aftermath of the deadly Charlottesville protests. Following the protests in Charlottesville that killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer and two state police officers, Alabama Flag & Banner's owner, Belinda Kennedy, said she received 100 orders for the flag in one day. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade) | Brandon Wade

The Confederate flag was booted from display within the U.S. Marine Corps because it “has the power to inflame feelings of division,” according to the Corps’s top leader.

On Thursday, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger tweeted a note that is expected to be published in the June 2020 Marine Corps Gazette explaining his decision to censure the centuries-old flag as being consistent with regulations “prohibiting the display of hate speech.”

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