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Group calls for N.S. to ban Confederate flag
CTV Atlantic
Published Tuesday, July 28, 2015 8:22PM ADT
... The group says the Confederate flag’s presence in Nova Scotia has been increasing.
“Ten thousand Nova Scotians, overwhelmingly white, fought in the U.S. Civil War on the side of the North, and they fought because of a sentiment against slavery,” Saney said.
“I mean, this is an insult to their memory” ...
“There may be people who don't know this history, who are uneducated about it, but I think it's important for them to understand that this is a symbol steeped in oppression, steeped in subjugation, steeped in hatred and it has no place in Nova Scotia,” Saney said ...
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/a-symbol-of-racism-group-calls-for-n-s-to-ban-confederate-flag-1.2492096
