American University has opened an investigation after confederate flags with cotton balls attached to them were found pinned to bulletin boards around the school’s Washington, D.C. campus on Tuesday night, Sept. 26, the same night the school unveiled plans for a center devoted to anti-racism.

A sign at American University. ("AU sign" by Jake Waage/Flickr [CC BY-SA-2.0 (ept.ms/2utDIe9)])

Holly Kellum
Washington Correspondent
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