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The Flag and the Fury

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Confederate Flags at Ole Miss

In 1983, the University of Ole Miss decides no more Confederate flags can be flown at Ole Miss. The Confederate battle flag was still there by default in front of the school administration buildings flapping in the breeze for another 32 years. Until it is heartbreaking videotape taken just before the church massacre that shocked the world. "Sometimes the universe lines up in such a way that it's a time for change"

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