On Monday afternoon, Philadelphia’s police department removed the Mississippi state flag from the Avenue of the States display on Broad Street created for the Democratic National Convention.
According to the Associated Press, around 50 protesters had camped on the road to shout that the flag should be removed from the lamp post, as it features the Confederate flag on it. Brian Abernathy with the Philadelphia mayor’s office told AP that there had been complaints from residents prior to the Monday protest. Most of the protesters were Bernie Sanders supporters; Philly Mag reporter Dan McQuade said one tried to yank the flag down using a rope.
.png)
.png)
