George Wallace, raised the Confederate Battle Flag over the Alabama Capitol dome on April 25, 1963, as a symbol of defiance to the federal government; that was the date of his meeting with U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to discuss desegregation of the University of Alabama.
The flag was eventually taken down three decades later--- on April 30, 1993.
Both the raising and the removal happened during confederate history month.
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