Confederate flag at old N.C. Capitol is coming down

Sunday, March 31, 2013

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol last week to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is being taken down after civil rights leaders raised concerns.

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