Confederate flag removed from PA State Capitol

[struggle4progress]

Wallace McKelvey
on June 15, 2016 at 2:25 PM
updated June 15, 2016 at 3:10 PM

... The flag had hung in the East Wing since May 29 as part of a display of several dozen historical flags from the Hanover Area Historical Society in honor of Flag Day, which takes place June 16 ...

Gov. Tom Wolf formally ordered the removal of the familiar "stars and bars" flag after Brown brought it to the attention of the governor's office ...

When asked about whether the flag belonged as part of a historical display, Sheridan said, "Pennsylvania wasn't part of the Confederacy, so I'm not sure why that would be a symbol of a historical display in our building here in the Capitol ...

http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/06/confederate_flag_pa_capitol.html

[KamaAina]

1. The only place in PA that would have any reason to fly the Dixie Swastika is Gettysburg

and even there, it would be alongside this one:

[deaniac21]

2. They retreated, actually. Appomattox Courthouse

in Virginia was the surrender.