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North Carolina vehicle owners no longer will be able to order license plates displaying the Confederate flag.

It was never the official flag of the Confederacy. But the battle flag has since been claimed by white supremacists and mythologized by others as an emblem of a rebellious Southern heritage.

New York state bans display of Confederate flag, 'symbols of hate' in public buildings By: Anthony Reyes and last updated 2020-12-18 14:31:35-05 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law Thursday a bill that prohibits the sale of the Confederate flag and other "symbols of hate" at the New York State Fair, and bans the display of those items in public buildings. The bill was sponsored by state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, D-Bronx, Westchester, and "prohibits the state of New York from selling or displaying symbols of hate or any similar image, or tangible personal property, in...

Photo: MarynaG (Shutterstock) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law on Tuesday that would ban hate symbols from being sold on state property. Advertisement According to ABC News, the law describes hate symbols specifically as “symbols of white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confederacy.” The law will allow for certain exceptions. If the imagery serves a “educational or historical purpose” it will still be allowed to be displayed on state property. If a vendor is trying to sell a Confederate flag at, say the state fair, that’s a no-no. The la...

New York bans sale of Confederate flag, other hate symbols on state property ABCNews The Confederate flag and other hate symbols will now have a smaller footprint in the Empire State. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Tuesday that prohibits the sale or display of hate symbols on state-owned public property or events, such as state fairs. The law, which went into effect immediately, specifically defines the term "symbol of hate" to be "symbols of white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confederacy." "The Confederate Flag is a symbol of racism, exclusi...