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Confederate flag debate stirs after Blunt decision
The St Louis Post-Dispatch reports on Gov. Blunt allowing the Confederate battle flag to fly at a Missouri historic site reigniting a long running feud. Historians note multiple meanings while NAACP leaders call the move an affront. The debate centers on heritage versus slavery as society reexamines symbols.
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Post-Dispatch
Missouri
Matt Blunt
Confederacy
America
John Coski
Museum of the Confederacy
Richmond
Coski
Harold Crumpton
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Blunt
Higginsville, Mo
Luke Duke
Warner Bros
General Lee