YOU WON’T SEE THE CONFEDERATE FLAG IN ALBUQUERQUE’S OLD TOWN ANYMORE. MAYOR R-J BERRY TOOK TO TWITTER MONDAY TO ANNOUNCE HE’S ORDERING THE FLAG’S REMOVAL. BUT HE SAYS HE’LL KEEP OTHER HISTORICALLY ACCURATE SYMBOLS, SUCH AS PLAQUES AND COMMEMORATIVE CANNONS, AT THE PLAZA.
THE MAYOR SAYS “CARVING OUT COMMON GROUND WILL RESULT IN SOME COMPROMISE THAT MAY NOT PLEASE EVERYONE.” SOME HAD CALLED FOR ALL SYMBOLS TO BE REMOVED, SAYING THEY WERE OFFENSIVE.
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG WAS REPLACED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FLAG.
