State Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery, has written a letter asking Gov. Robert Bentley to issue an executive order removing an emblem that includes the Confederate flag from Alabama State Trooper ...

Alabama’s coat of arms is found on many governmental seals of the state and is worn as a shoulder patch by Alabama State Troopers. Within the seal are images of the symbols of the five nations ...

MONTGOMERY — An Alabama legislator wants the state to remove the Confederate flag from the uniforms of state troopers. Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery, sent a Wednesday letter to Gov.

An Alabama chapter of the NAACP says it's time to remove the Confederate battle flag from state troopers' uniforms and patrol vehicles. Rev. Robert Shanklin of the NAACP's Huntsville chapter told ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama chapter of the NAACP says it’s time to remove the Confederate battle flag from state troopers’ uniforms and patrol vehicles. Rev. Robert Shanklin of the ...

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley ordered four Confederate flags to be taken down on the state Capitol grounds Wednesday morning, a spokeswoman confirmed. The flags had flown at a memorial honoring ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) – Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has ordered Confederate flags taken down from the grounds of the state Capitol. It’s the latest move to banish the divisive banner from state ...

Alabama removed the Confederate ... the controversial flag, which is often perceived as a symbol of racism. On Monday, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said that her state should remove the flag ...

In the ’80s, Alabama often used the Confederate battle flag, whose public display is now the subject of intense national debate, as part of its branding, including on the covers of four of its ...

Every day that Keith Jackson put on his Alabama state trooper’s uniform, on the sleeve was a reminder of the state’s racist and painful past: The Confederate battle flag, which is part of ...