Walt Disney World removes Confederate flag from Epcot show

Epcot American Adventure
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Walt Disney World is removing the Confederate flag from its American Adventure history show in Epcot, joining federal cemeteries, eBay, Amazon, and the South Carolina Statehouse as the latest organization to distance itself from the Civil War symbol, which many believe is racist.

Disney's Confederate flag was displayed with 40 other flags from throughout American history during a show with talking animatronics that reference slavery, the Civil War, and abolitionists, the Orlando Sentinel reports. While Disney's show used the third flag of the Confederacy, which is not precisely the same in appearance as the now-infamous Confederate battle flag, it still displayed the recognizable red, white, and blue Southern Cross.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.