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Ken Burns on Confederate Flag (VIDEO)

It’s resistance to civil rights, not heritage.

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Filmmaker Ken Burns appeared on Morning Joe to talk about the symbolism and history of the Confederate flag. Burns, whose nine-part PBS series The Civil War will be rebroadcast this September, clearly laid out the flag’s meaning. “This is not about heritage,” Burns said. “This is about resistance to civil rights.”

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