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Source: WTSP
Breaking News
May 21, 2015

Florida professor to burn Confederate flag

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A college professor plans to burn a Confederate flag on Memorial Day as a way to let go of a part of history, according to a report from WKMG.

"That part of our history needs to be buried," said Julian Chambliss, chair of the Department of History and coordinator of the Africa & African-American Studies program at Rollins College.

The action will take place in the the Greenwood Urban Wetlands, along with other locations in the area.

Read entire article at WTSP