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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Politics of the Confederate Flag

    The killing of nine African-Americans at the Emanuel AME Church last week has launched another discussion about race and racism in America. It also initiated another round of questions about the symbolism of the confederate flag.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 22, 2015 • 1 min read

    The killing of nine African-Americans at the Emanuel AME Church last week has launched another discussion about race and racism in America. It also initiated another round of questions about the symbolism of the confederate flag. Republican presidential contenders were asked over the weekend if the flag should be removed from its place on the grounds of the South Carolina state capitol, and they mostly dodged the question. Why is talking about the confederate flag so politically sticky?

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      Madeleine Brand

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Confederate Flag Politics, SCOTUS Rules on L.A. Hotels and Taylor Swift
    1. 0:00The Politics of the Confederate FlagYou’re reading this
    2. 10:07SCOTUS Rules on L.A. Hotels, California Raisin Farmers and More
    3. 18:25What Happens When Judges Change Their Minds?
    4. 29:22Taylor Swift vs. Apple
    5. 38:54TV Roundup: 'True Detective' and More
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