Walmart pulls Confederate flag items after Charleston church attack

June 23, 2015 16:31

Walmart said it will remove Confederate flag merchandise from its stores as a debate rages around the banner seen by many as a symbol of racial violence in the wake of a deadly attack on a black church.

The move on Monday (June 22) by Walmart, the world's largest retailer and a staple in the south, came on the heels of a call by the governor of South Carolina for the contentious Civil War battle flag to be removed from its state house grounds.

"We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer," Walmart spokesman Brian Nick said in a statement. As of early Tuesday morning (June 23), searches for "Confederate flag" no longer returned flag results on Walmart's website.

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