The Florida Senate voted unanimously to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Senate’s official seal on Monday, Oct. 19. The Florida State flag will replace the Confederate battle flag. The Florida State flag will be placed alongside those of the United States, Great Britain, France and Spain – all which have flown over the state throughout its history. Senate Democratic Leader Arthenia Joyner (D-Tampa) requested that the symbol be struck from the Senate Seal in June. When the Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously to revise the Senate seal on Thursday, Oct. 8, Leader Joyner released this statement: “The recommendation to remove the Confederate flag from our seal will never erase a painful period in Florida’s history, nor the blood recently spilled in a South Carolina church in its name. But the unified voices ratifying this action gives us hope for healing these wounds once and for all.”
Florida Senate removes Confederate flag from Seal
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