President Donald Trump waded into the controversy on Wednesday, rejecting any proposal to rename U.S. Navy and Marine Corps announced plans to remove the Confederate battle flag from all installations. The Confederate flag and other symbols of the United States' segregated past have become a flashpoint amid outrage over Floyd's death. NASCAR's decision came just hours after Bubba Wallace, the only African American driving in the NASCAR Cup Series, said he would use a #BlackLivesMatter livery on his car for a race on Wednesday night at Virginia's Martinsville Speedway.
"The display of the confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties." "Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special.
“The presence of the confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry," NASCAR said in a statement. While some in the South see the flag as a source of pride and a remembrance of soldiers who died fighting for the Confederacy in the 1861-65 Civil War, many Americans see it as a symbol of oppression and slavery. As protests erupted, NASCAR promised to do more to address racial injustice and followed through on that with the Confederate flag ban. The African American man died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes on May 25. NASCAR on Wednesday banned the Confederate flag from all races as the sport moved to distance itself from a checkered past on race amid global protests against the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody.
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