ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY DECIDED THIS WEEK TO REMOVE THE CONFEDERATE FLAG FROM OLD TOWN PLAZA. IN AN EDITORIAL IN WEDNESDAY’S ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, THE MAYOR SAID WE CAN’T IGNORE HISTORY … BUT WE MUST DISPLAY OUR HISTORY RESPECTFULLY.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HISTORY PROFESSOR PAUL HUTTON TELLS 770 KKOB REMOVING THE FLAG IS AN OVERREACTION …AND THAT YOU’RE NOT TELLING ANY HISTORICAL TRUTH ABOUT ALBUQUERQUE’S PAST IF YOU’RE ONLY TELLING PART OF THE STORY.
