Confederate flag license plates will soon be a thing of the past in Maryland, according to the Daily KOS. A judge has given consent for the state to follow in the footsteps of Virginia, which began outlawing the rebel flag license plates in the wake of the Charleston church shooting.
The judge's order gives Maryland the authority to call back license plates displaying the Confederate flag starting Nov. 17, according to Fox News.
Attorney General Brian Frost said he is looking forward to the changes being implemented.
"This flag is a painful symbol that divides us, conjuring images of hate and subjugation. It has no place in any contemporary government use," he said. "I look forward to the day when these plates are no longer on the road."
There are still those who resist the state's authorized recall, namely the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The organization has 1,600 license plates on the road, and only 187 have been returned so far, according to NewsMax.
It would appear that some members of the group intend to put up a fight.
"I can't fight on the battlefield like they did, but I can fight however I can in modern times and I will not give them plates up," said Stonewall Camp's Sons of Confederate Veterans member Kevin Collier.
