Display of the Confederate Flag at Federal Cemeteries in the United States Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Display of the Confederate Flag at Federal Cemeteries in the United States
  • Series Title CRS Insight

Creator

  • Author: Comay, Laura B.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Analyst in Natural Resources Policy
  • Author: Szymendera, Scott D.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Analyst in Disability Policy

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2016-05-04

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report discusses policies regarding the display of the Confederate Flag at national cemeteries. If a state observes a Confederate Memorial Day, National Park Service (NPS) cemeteries in the state may permit a sponsoring group to decorate the graves of Confederate veterans with small Confederate flags. Additionally, such flags may also be displayed on the nationally observed Memorial Day, to accompany the U.S. flag on the graves of Confederate veterans.
  • Physical Description: 2 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Commemorations
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Flags
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Military cemeteries and funerals
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Defense policy

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: IN10313
  • Accession or Local Control No: IN10313_2016May04
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc855735
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