White students demonstrating at Butler High School in Huntsville, Alabama, after a federal judge ruled that they could no longer use the Confederate flag as a school symbol.
In addition to banning the flag, U.S. District Court Judge H. H. Grooms also instructed the school to change its mascot (Rebels) and to stop playing "Dixie" at gatherings and games. The ruling was made in response to interracial conflict at the school, which had recently been integrated.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/112609 |