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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMayor: Confederate Flag at Rural County Courthouse ‘Must Come Down’
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A large Confederate battle flag snapping in the wind at the top of a pole in front of the county courthouse in the small rural Georgia town of Summerville must come down and it shouldnt have been put up there in the first place, the citys first black mayor told Hatewatch today.
It certainly sheds a negative light on the city and the county, Mayor Harry Harvey said. We have a lot of positive things going on in the area, a lot of progress, and this distracts from it. Its not something we want to be known for.
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Mayor: Confederate Flag at Rural County Courthouse ‘Must Come Down’ (Original Post)
shenmue
Apr 2015
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)1. Lots of armed racist yahoos in that area. Think Deliverance.
sheshe2
(83,967 posts)2. Yup...
Take it down.
duhneece
(4,118 posts)3. A man to be admired nt
lastlib
(23,331 posts)5. ...and protected....................
(jus' sayin'....... Plenty of those hillbilliy rednecks would likely take the guy out for messin' with 'their flag'.
sarchasm
(1,012 posts)4. Vote on whether the Confederate Battle Flag offends you ..
msongs
(67,462 posts)6. slavery offends me. that flag is a symbol of slavery and those who like slavery nt