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Confederate flag hung from memorial honoring black soldiers
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/29429483/confederate-flag-hung-from-memorial-honoring-black-soldiers
Confederate flag hung from memorial honoring black soldiers
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2015 6:25 AM EDT Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015 6:25 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) - A Confederate flag that was been attached to a Boston memorial honoring an all-black Union Civil War unit has been removed.
The Boston Globe reports that the battle flag hung from the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial for more than an hour Sunday.
The 1989 movie "Glory" is based on the regiment.
The incident comes amid increased scrutiny over the flag in the wake of a shooting that killed 9 at a historic black church in South Carolina.
