Confederate flags left near Rev. Martin Luther King's church

Suspects caught on surveillance tape

An image of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is displayed outside Ebenezer Baptist Church where Confederate flags were found on the premises Thursday, July 30, 2015, in Atlanta. U.S. authorities are investigating after several Confederate battle flags were discovered near the church and a civil rights center named after Martin Luther King, an iconic leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, Thursday morning. - photo by Associated Press

W Confederate Flags Heal — An image of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is displayed outside Ebenezer Baptist Church where Confederate flags were found on the premises Thursday, July 30, 2015, in Atlanta. U.S. authorities are investigating after several Confederate battle flags were discovered near the church and a civil rights center named after Martin Luther King, an iconic leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, Thursday morning. - photo by Associated Press

ATLANTA — Police worked Thursday to identify two white males who were caught on surveillance camera laying Confederate battle flags neatly on the ground near the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s church. It was the latest provocative act involving the Civil War-era symbol since nine black church members were gunned down during Bible study in South Carolina, and it happened in the heart of an area devoted to the slain civil rights leader, near his birthplace, his crypt and a center devoted to preserving his legacy. Atlanta police Chief George Turner said his agency was working with federal authorities and they have not determined what charges might be levied.

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