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Maryland: Halt to Distribution of Brochures with Confederate Flags in Schools

Maryland – Cumberland area: “History of racial tension not behind nixing of Confederate flag brochures”
— Cumberland Times-News reports on  Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization getting approval last year on brochures with Confederate flags
— “But in April, after 1,800 brochures had been printed and delivered to two middle schools, Superintendent Bill AuMiller changed his mind.”
— Per news report, brochure also states: “During the first half of the 20th Century the Confederate Flag enjoyed renewed popularity”
— Robin Wood: “That flag was used for the intimidation of African Americans who were out there trying to enjoy their constitutional rights.”