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07/26/2007: "Civilw ar mug shocks and offends"

A coffee mug used by Department of Public Safety Commissioner John A. Danaher III showing the Confederate flag in a Civil War battle has angered black leaders who said it was insensitive to display a symbol of hate, particularly when the state police have been under fire for complaints of racism.

[ Once again: two cultures can't coexist in the same society without parasitizing each other. We like our history, and they're not going to see it our way, and vice versa. ]

http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctcomplaints0726.artjul26,0,3178212.story?coll=hc-utility-yankees