July 9, 2015
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signaled Thursday that his interest in eliminating reminders of the Confederacy stops with his recent support for recalling Sons of Confederate Veterans license plates.
Responding to questions during a news conference, the Republican governor said additional efforts to remove controversial reminders — such as a statue near the statehouse or the Maryland state song — amount to “political correctness run amok.”
“Where do we draw the line?” Hogan said. “Some of this is our history. We hear people saying we should dig up the Confederate cemeteries in Maryland.”
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