Posted on 06/26/2015 11:38:41 AM PDT by Ladysforest
GETTYSBURG (Reuters) - The U.S. National Park Service began removing Confederate flag merchandise from its bookstores and gift shops on Thursday, joining a nationwide push by lawmakers and retailers to remove the emblem, long associated with the fight to preserve slavery.
Kathy Kupper, a national parks spokeswoman, said she doesn't know how many parks had previously sold Confederate flag merchandise, but about 70 of the organization's 407 parks are related to the American Civil War.
We strive to tell the complete story of America, National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said in a press release. Any stand-alone depictions of Confederate flags have no place in park stores.
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I haven't heard of any regular Cherokee tribe protests at that memorial. I guess they have "moved on."
Pathetic. Scrubbing the land of Confederate historical icons will not stop the next racist mass shooter.
They don't even bother to make their lies plausible anymore.
I would not live their either.
speechless
Kathy Kupper “the American Civil War”
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How old is this girl ??? 20 ???
This is America and we had a Civil War...the Civil War..
how many civil wars do the parks commemorate ???
Are there parks in America where the English Civil War played out ???
Maybe Cromwell had a battle or 2 on our soil ???
How about the Spanish Civil War ???
Is it odd to think that by just writing the Civil War the readers would not immediately know she means the one fought between April 1861 and April 1865 within the boundaries of continental United States ???
and the title of the article contains GETTYSBURG..
could that be mistaken for Gettysburg some other country ???
am I knick picking ??? You bet I am..
When someone says the Civil War, usually someone knows its the one in America...
Is this just more insult ???
We strive to tell the complete story of America, National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said
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Yeah we notice how youre breaking your neck to do so...
“Stand alone” Confederate flags are being pulled. So, unless it has BOTH flags - it’s gone. My husband introduced me to Gettysburg, and I expected to HATE it and be bored. But I fell in love, and my imagination was set free to contemplate what happened there. It is such a compelling place.
My husband was such an amazing tour guide, and without his incredible knowledge and reverence of the battles that took place there, I probably would never have seen the place with clear eyes. I wouldn’t have understood.
The last time we went was a year ago - and that will be the last time if this outrage is not reversed.
They are breathing insults. In my opinion.
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