'Minnesota Keeps the Original Confederate Flag' and Refuses to Return It? – Truth or Fiction

ClaimMinnesota keeps an original Confederate flag and refuses to return it.ReportingAdvertisementsOn December 1 2021, a Facebook page shared a Tumblr screenshot, claiming that Minnesota “keeps the original Confederate flag hidden”:On November 17 2021, an account on r/tumblr shared the same screenshot (and others, in a larger set), in a post titled “Salty racists and Minnesota history”:Salty racists and Minnesota history from tumblrOne element of the screenshot, purportedly quoting former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, was shared separately to r/PoliticalHumor on November 19 2021:”Die mad about it” energy from Jesse Ventura back in the day from PoliticalHumorSearches brought up several Tumblr reposts of the depicted conversation, which started with u/tilthat‘s linked comment claiming that “TIL Minnesota keeps the original Confederate flag hidden and refuses to give it up, even when Virginia sued for it.” That screenshot depicted a post from September 2018 or earlier, and read in its entirety:[u/tilthat]TIL Minnesota keeps the original Confederate flag hidden and refuses to give it up, even when Virginia sued for it [via reddit.com][u/neuroticpantomime]“In 2000, Virginia legislators got involved, asking Governor Jesse Ventura to return their captured icon.‘Why?’ he asked. ‘We won.’”LMAAAAOAll the salty racists in the comments are a cherry on top.[u/theholleywoodsigns]Die mad about it…
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