Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Confederate flag at Citadel protected under state law, AG says

Via Susan

The state attorney general's office says a Confederate flag hanging in a chapel at The Citadel is protected by state law and may remain. (LOU KRASKY/AFP/Getty Images)

The Confederate Naval Jack flag in Summerall Chapel at The Citadel is allowed under state law, the Attorney General's Office announced Tuesday. 

"In our opinion, this flag would be protected in its present location by the Heritage Act as a 'monument' or 'memorial' erected on public property of the state," Solicitor General Robert D. Cook states in a letter to the two senators requesting the opinion. 

"The General Assembly has mandated, by virtue of the Heritage Act, that monuments and memorials honoring the gallantry and sacrifice of this state's various wars are protected," Cook says. 

"It is thus our opinion that the flag referenced in your letter, the Confederate Battle Flag, placed in Summerall Hall in 1939 is protected by the Heritage Act," Cook says.

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  1. AnonymousJune 11, 2014 at 12:00 AM

    We should not even have to consider this a victory. It should never have been questioned.

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