Abrams, who would be the first black female governor in the country if elected, participated in a protest that included flag-burning on the steps of the Georgia Capitol when she was a freshman at ...

In 1992, Abrams took part in a protest in which she and other black student activists set fire to the then-current Georgia state flag, which incorporated the Confederate battle flag. What's False ...

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It shows Stacey Abrams, at a burning of the state flag in 1992. Flag burning is, of course, a protected form of expression, but conservatives – the same people who are currently positioning ...

Abrams’ campaign, in a statement Monday, said her actions in 1992 were part of a “permitted, peaceful protest against the Confederate emblem in the flag” and part of a movement that was ...