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Flag returns to Hampshire College after complaints, protest

The US flag was raised Friday morning at Hampshire College, three weeks after it was removed. David L Ryan / Boston Globe

Three weeks after Hampshire College removed the American flag from campus, the Stars and Stripes was raised again on Friday morning at the liberal arts school in Amherst.

The flag’s return comes after a torrent of calls, e-mails, and protests from people angered by its removal eight days after it was set on fire in an apparent protest of the election of Donald Trump as president.

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