JUST IN: NASCAR has announced that it is banning the flying of Confederate flags at its races
"The presence of the Confederate flag at
events and properties."This week, driver Bubba Wallace, the first full-time African American driver in the Cup Series since 1971, called for race. It starts with Confederate flags," Wallace said."Get them out of here. They have no place for them."Read MoreInitially, Confederate flags did not bother him, Wallace said, but after educating himself he sees how uncomfortable it makes people. "There's going to be a lot of angry people that carry those flags proudly but it's time for change," he said.
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