Article 41G0N Stacey Abrams Stands By Burning the Racist, Segregationist Georgia State Flag in 1992

Stacey Abrams Stands By Burning the Racist, Segregationist Georgia State Flag in 1992

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During Tuesday's debate, Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams defended her actions in 1992 when she helped burn the Georgia state flag, which at the time contained a prominent Confederate battle flag. In a victory for civil rights advocates, the flag was later changed. We speak to Leah Wright Rigueur, professor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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