Confederate flag controversy scuttles House bill

An amendment that is slated for a vote Thursday would block efforts to ban the flag in National Park Cemeteries

• Jul 9, 2015

South Carolina House OKs removing Confederate flag

More than 50 years after state raised flag at its Statehouse to protest the civil rights movement, the rebel banner will be removed Friday

• Jul 9, 2015

Jim Webb clarifies position on the Confederate flag

Former Va. senator and Democratic presidential candidate dispels any lingering confusion about his stance on the divisive banner

• Jul 9, 2015

High school's Rebel Man mascot stirs up controversy

After Charleston church massacre, Alabama school debates symbol that some say has ties to slavery

• Jul 9, 2015

U.S. House approves ban of Confederate flags at federal cemeteries

Rep. Jared Huffman says cemeteries can honor history without "all of the dreadful things" the Confederate flag symbolizes

• Jul 8, 2015

Mobile, Ala., to remove Confederate flag from city seal

The city council voted to keep only the U.S. flag on the seal and will remove other historic flags as well

• Jul 7, 2015

Push to remove Confederate flag in S.C. clears first hurdle

Bill to bring down Civil War-era rebel banner passes the state Senate, but it faces a less certain future in the House

• Jul 7, 2015

South Carolina Senate votes to remove Confederate flag

Confederate flag "has more to do with what was going on in the 1960s as opposed to the 1860s," says one GOP senator

• Jul 6, 2015

Confederate flag debate gets first real test in South Carolina

Survey among lawmakers indicates support for removing flag but there are powerful Republicans who have not said how they'll vote

• Jul 6, 2015

​In reenactments, Confederate flag treasured as part of history

Civil War reenactors say flag is vital in remembering Battle of Gettysburg

• Jul 3, 2015

Bubba Watson is taking the Confederate flag off his "General Lee"

Amid controversy over the rebel flag, pro golfer says he will be painting the American flag over the roof of his iconic car

• Jul 3, 2015

NASCAR tracks ask fans to refrain from rebel flag displays

The owners of the tracks, who have banned Confederate flags from official use, say they want to foster a "welcoming atmosphere"

• Jul 2, 2015

Woman who removed Confederate flag in S.C. has no regrets

Bree Newsome tells CBSN what was going through her mind while scaling 30-foot steel flagpole at S.C. statehouse

• Jul 2, 2015

Confederate flags to remain flying at Stone Mountain

A law prevents the removal of the controversial flags from the suburban Atlanta park memorial, an official said

• Jul 1, 2015

TV Land dumps "The Dukes of Hazzard"

The network is confirming that reruns of the 1980s action comedy, with its Confederate flag imagery, have been pulled from the schedule

• Jul 1, 2015

Attorney: Man regrets defacing Confederate monument with "loser" sign

Monument in Virginia of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was vandalized earlier this week

• Jul 1, 2015

Daytona won't ban Confederate flags this weekend

Instead the speedway will offer an American flag exchange program for those who wish to fly the Confederate flag

• Jun 30, 2015

Confederate flag-waving cars parade, then collide in Georgia

Viral video captures the moment several cars sporting the Confederate flag are involved in a fender bender

• Jun 30, 2015

Confederate flag debate sparks South Carolina clash

In the shadow of the statehouse in Columbia, there was a brawl between people for and against the controversial banner

• Jun 30, 2015

Survey: S.C. legislators show enough support for removal of Confederate flag

National outcry for the removal of the flag has been reignited since nine black churchgoers were killed earlier this month

• Jun 29, 2015

Confederate symbols in the National Cathedral draw fire

Former Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson have been immortalized in stained glass in important national church

• Jun 28, 2015

Cummings: "Not enough" to take down Confederate flag

As symbol of Confederacy falls across the South, longtime Democratic leader says it's already time to focus on inequality itself

• Jun 28, 2015

Woman removes Confederate flag in front of S.C. statehouse

Flag at the center of controversy following deadly Charleston shooting removed by woman who climbed flagpole

• Jun 27, 2015

John Dickerson: Obama transformed

The remarkable week that roused the president from dejection and inspired a stirring call to action

• Jun 26, 2015

​Reflections on a week for equality

"CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley comments on the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage and the push to remove the Confederate battle flag

• Jun 26, 2015

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