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U 'Zi in vj o a O CO m r War The Civil Confederate Flag Excerpts from newspapers and other sources From the files of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection 7/,;zooi.oXS £>¥?// . lostnose 1 — BOSTON (AP) For 70 years, King Aspelta stood among other Nubian artifacts in the Museum of Fine Arts with a black granite cleft where his nose should be. Little did curators know that the missing schnozwasrightundertheirown. The museum acquired the 8-ton, 11-footstatue ofthe ancientAfrican king from an'archaeological site in Sudanin1923. V ";;',I; " ; : -Last ifall,;',a! student researcher and a curator discovered that a palm-sized;—chunk in the museum's basement• . among ,40,000—other pieces of Nubian fragments was Aspelta'smissingnostrilandbridge. "We never had any expectation thatwe'dfindit,letaloneinourcol- lection.Itwasjustacomplete, abso- lute fluke,'7 said Timothy Kendall, theassociatecurator. [ ;, Thelnose^had been mistakenly identifiedasai"poiishedblade."<''«?'} The king ruled oyer a part of northeast Africa from 600 to 580 B.C. Kendall believesAspelta's nose was lopped off almost 2,600 years ago by Egyptians who wanted to disfigure the statue after invading thatterritory. \ Vr>"formally....they"would break off BytheAssociatedPress the nose; to keep it,from breathing. Jerome Smalls ofCharleston, S.C, wears chains to'reflect.his They believed that istatues con- slave ancestry' as- he -holds;; a- Confederate-battle flag tainedthe spiritlofthe person they yesterday. ' Smalls :'was -among;; the demonstrators in represented,sotheytriedto'kill'it," Columbia, S.C.,,who want'the^flagtrempved from atop the KenRdeasltlorsaatiido.n:i,stsiWpla\n to reattach Statehpuse, A state Senate committee held a hearing on the thenosjeinthenextseveralmonths. flagissueyesterdaywhile protesterstooktothe streets. 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South Carolina Rally Supports Use ofConfederate Battle Flag HILTON H—EAD ISLAND, S.C., A Sept. 4 (AP) Hundreds of Confed- day afteran erate battle flags snapped in the breeze of this coastal resort today, a N.A.A.C.P. protest, fierce answer to an N.A.A.C.P. de- fmraonmdthtehasttattheeCabpaintonle.r be removed backers oftheRebel Battle flags of all sizes adorned banner respond. carsandwerewavedbychildrenand adults at a rally that drew about 400 people, a day after a march here by the N.A.A.C.P. protesting the flag. "If we can have a Martin Luther Supreme Court decides if it will rule King Day, a Black History Month, on the issue. wbahtytlecafnl'atgfwlyeabhoavveetthheeSlCaotnefheoduesrea?t"e att"aEcvkeroyntmiymed1isgeneittyh,a"tftlhaeg,girtoiuspa'ns WilliamCarter,presidentofthestate national chairman, William Gibson, chapter of the Council of Conserva- said on Saturday at the N.A.A.C.P. tive Citizens, told the cheering, all- march, which was attended by about white crowd. 1,000 people, mostlyblacks. Hilton Head was chosen for the flySotuhtehbCatatrloelifnlaagis—theaobnlluyesXtatweit—tho iN.sAm.Ai.nCd.uPs.trmya,rcbuhtbemcoaruesedoefmoitnssttoruar-- white stars on a red background tions areplanned in the state. aboveitsCapitol.GeorgiaandMissis- The state Legislature'raised the sippiincorporate thebanner'sdesign banner to the Capitol dome in 1962 in their state flags. during the Civil War centennial. On the last day of the 1994 legislative uteDetfoenSdoeurtshehronnocrultthuereflaangdashiasttorriyb.- sweosuslidon,halvaewmarkeemrosvekdilltehdeafblialgl tahnadt Opponents say it is a blatant symbol insteadplacedsimilarbannerson the ofslavery and bigotry. Statehousegroundsalongwithacivil rights monument. ThreatenedBoycottDelayed Acoalitionopposinguseof theflag AdTvhaencNeamteinotnalofAssCoocliaotrieodn fPoeroplteh,e spariedmeonCoSuartturwdaasytthheat"latshtehsotpatee"Sfuo-r: whichhadthreatenedaboycottofthe a peaceful resolution. staleunlesstheflagwasremoved by Leaders of civic and business JamesMars ofClinton,S.C.,marchingatHilton HeadIslandyesterday wLoaublodrpDoasyt,posnaeidaodnecSiastiounrdtaoycatlhlatfoirt gatreouapssehtatvleemaesnkte.dTthheeccoouurrttthoamsednio-t to support keeping the Confederate battle flag flying over South the boycott at least until the state decided if it will hear the matter. Carolina's Capitol. The march drew about 400 people. 7/r//<7 http://www.usatodav.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/29/confederate-flaq-nc/2036121/ Confederate flag at old N.C. Capitol coming down usatoday.com —A RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol last week to mark the sesquicentennial ofthe Civil War is being taken down after civil rights leaders raised concerns. The decision was announced Friday evening, hours afterthe Associated Press published a story about the flag, which officials saidwas part ofan historical display intended to replicate how the antebellum building appeared in 1863. The flag had been planned to hang in the House chamber until April 2015, the 150th anniversary ofthe arrival offederal troops in Raleigh. "This is a temporary exhibit in an historic site, but I've learned the governor's administration is going to use the old House chamber as working space," Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz said Friday night. "Given that information, this display will end this weekend ratherthan April of2015." Kim Genardo, the spokeswoman for Gov. Pat McCrory, said the exhibit that includes the Confederate battle flag will be relocated, possibly across the street to the N.C. Museum ofHistory. The decision was a quick about-face for the McCrory administration, which initially defended the display. Many people see the flag as a potent reminder ofracial discrimination and bigotry. State Historic Sites Director Keith Hardison had said Thursday the flag should be viewed in what he called the proper historical context. "Our goal is not to create issues," said Hardison, a Civil War re-enactor and history buff. "Our goal is to help people understand issues ofthe past. ... Ifyou refuse to put something that someone might object to or have a concern with in the exhibit, then you are basically censoring history." North CarolinaNAACP president Rev. William Barber was shocked Friday when he was shown a photo of the flag bythe AP. "He is right that it has a historical context," Barber said. "But what isthat history? The history ofracism. The history oflynchings. The history ofdeath. The history ofslavery. Ifyou say that shouldn't be offensive, then eitheryou don't know the history, or you are denying the history." Barbercouldn't immediately be reached Friday night, afterthe decision to take down the flag. Sessions ofthe General Assembly moved to a newer building a half-century ago, but the old Capitol building is still routinely used as a venue for official state government events. McCrory's office is on the first floor, as are the offices ofhis chiefofstaffand communications staff. The Republican governor was in the House chamber where the Confederate flag hangs as recently as Thursday, when he presided over the swearing-in ceremony ofhis new Highway Patrol commander. The presentation ofthe Confederate battle flag at state government buildings has long been an issue of debate throughout the South. For more than a decade, the NAACP has urged its members to boycott South Carolina because ofthat state's display ofthe flag on the State House grounds. Prior to taking his currentjob in North Carolina in 2006, Hardison worked as director at the Mississippi Page1 of2 Jul05,2013 11:30:44AM MDT http://www.usatodav.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/29/confederate-flaq-nc/2036121/ home ofConfederate President Jefferson Davis, which is operated as a museum and library owned by the Sons ofConfederate Veterans. The group has led the fight in the South forthe proud display ofthe Confederate flag, which it contends is a symbol ofheritage, not hate. Hardison said the battle flag was displayed with other flags described in the diary ofaNorth Carolina woman who visited the Capitol in 1863. A large U.S. flag displayed in the Senate chamber is reminiscent of a trophy ofwar captured from Union troops atthe Battle ofPlymouth. "I thought, wouldn't it be wonderful to recreate this?" Hardison said. "I think we were all thinking along the same vein. ... The Capitol is both a working seat ofgovernment, in that the governor and his staffhas his office there. But it is also a museum." Hardison pointed out that the national flag used by the Confederate government, with its circle ofwhite stars and red and white stripes, is still flown overthe State Capitol dome each year on Confederate Memorial Day. The more familiar blood-red battle flag, featuring a blue "X" studded with white stars, was used by the rebel military. David Goldfield, a history professor at the University ofNorth Carolina at Charlotte and authorofthe book "Still Fighting the Civil War," said the battle flag can hold starkly different meanings depending on a person's social perspective. "The history ofthe Confederate battle flag, how it was designed and formulated, how it has been used through the years, clearly states that it is a flag ofwhite supremacy," Goldfield said. "I know current Sons of Confederate Veterans would dispute that, saying 'Hey, I'm not a racist.' But the fact remainsthat the battle flag was used by a country that had as its foundation the protection and extension ofhuman bondage." Copyright 2013 TheAssociatedPress. All rights reserved. This materialmaynot bepublished, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Paee2of2 Jul05.2013 11:30:44AM MDT