Abstract
IN NOVEMBER 2004 the citizens of St. Louis voted on four amendments to the city charter. In the classic tradition of good government reform these amendments would have strengthened the powers of the mayor, reduced the size of the board of aldermen, and broadened civil service protections. About a month before the election, billboards began appearing around the city equating support for the charter amendments with support for the confederate flag. Next to a depiction of the confederate flag, the billboards read: "A VOTE FOR CHARTER AMENDMENTS A, B, C & D EQUALS SUPPORT FOR THE CONFEDERATE FLAG. A VOTE AGAINST A, B, C & D PROTECTS YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE.".
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | More than Mayor or Manager |
| Subtitle of host publication | Campaigns to Change Form of Government in America's Large Cities |
| Publisher | Georgetown University Press |
| Pages | 263-277 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781589017092 |
| State | Published - 2010 |