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ADL asks Alabama governor to order Confederate emblem off troopers’ uniforms, patrol cars

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. AP file/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh

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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. AP file/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh
By Jim Galloway
July 16, 2015

And so the discussion continues. Mark Moskowitz, the Atlanta-based southeastern director for the Anti-Defamation League, has written a letter to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, asking that he issue an executive order removing the Confederate battle emblem that is displayed on state trooper uniforms and vehicles.

From the letter:

An executive order isn't out of the question. Last month, days after the shooting of nine black church-goers in Charleston, S.C., the Alabama governor unilaterally orchestrated the removal of four Confederate flags from his state's capitol grounds.

“We do not need a symbol that is portrayed by many people as racist," he said.

About the Author

Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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