US naval operations admiral Mike Gilday said he had directed his staff to draft an order that would prohibit the Confederate battle flag “from all public spaces and work areas aboard Navy installations, ships, aircraft and submarines.”
His statement issued by the Navy Tuesday coincided with the funeral in Houston, Texas, for George Floyd, a black man whose killing in Minneapolis in the hands of white police on May 25 has crystalized protests worldwide over racism.
Many Americans view the Confederate flag as a symbol of former slavery and persistent racist discrimination.
Some, especially in America’s “South” see it, however, as a source of pride in remembrance of soldiers who fell during America’s 19th century Civil War.
The US Navy’s intended removal of the Confederate flag follows a similar order to the Marine Corps by its commander General David Berger last week.
Berger said the flag “carries the power to inflame feelings of division.”
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