Alabama isn't the only place with a law protecting confederate images......now a Tennessee County is trying to eliminate a confederate flag from their seal, prompting push-back from confederate groups there:
"Wilson Buntin, Sr. an assistant state attorney general representing the Tennessee Historical Commission, said the historical commission’s decision follows the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act, the law that requires historic monuments — a broad term that encompasses public statues, street names and art — to be preserved and protected."
“Their interpretation that the seal is not a monument is a reasonable interpretation of the act,” Buntin said.
The seal — a circle divided into four quadrants, each containing a different tableau — was first adopted in 1968 at the height of the civil rights movement. The Confederate flag and canon are in the upper left quadrant, while other quadrants depict a bible in front of a church window, a school house and a pasture with animals.
In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police, the seal drew increased public criticism. A task force convened by the county recommended removing the Confederate flag image."
SOURCE: HERE
Alabama's State seal also includes a confederate flag as one of the four entities that at one point controlled the land we now call Alabama (added: NOT including the Native Americans who were here first!):
I know of no effort to have the Alabama seal changed.
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