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Petitioners protest Confederate flag [flown by homeowner]
The State (Columbia, SC) ^ | 13 October 2010 | Bo Petersen

Posted on 10/14/2010 6:26:12 AM PDT by Rebeleye

More than 200 people have signed a petition to protest a resident flying the Confederate battle flag...The moves follow a controversy, when a new resident hung a Confederate battle flag from her porch alongside an American flag...

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TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: confederate; dixie; southcarolina; southernheritage
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SUMMERVILLE — More than 200 people have signed a petition to protest a resident flying the Confederate battle flag in the historically black Brownsville community. More than 50 are expected to pack a Town Council meeting today as organizers present it, said District 1 Civic Association spokesman Dexter Mack.

And the association has asked the town for a permit to hold a community “civil rights” style march Saturday down the street in front of the home where the flag is flying. Town planning and public safety officials are reviewing the permit application and a decision is expected later in the week, said Charlie Miller, planning director. But he did not immediately see a reason why the application would be turned down.

Residents of the predominately black Brownsville community in Summerville are angered over a neighbor's Confederate battle flag.

The moves follow a controversy that erupted in September, when a new resident hung a Confederate battle flag from her porch alongside an American flag and decorated her yard with Confederate insignia among other knick-knacks and seasonal decorations.

The move outraged neighbors, and more than 80 residents packed a meeting held by the community’s District 1 Civic Association and a neighborhood Crime Watch group to deal with the matter.

Annie Chambers Caddell, the resident, said she does not understand the community’s concerns, and that the motif is part of who she is and is not racially motivated.

People who live in the neighborhood said they understand that some people consider it heritage, but to them the connection is to slavery, lynchings and the Ku Klux Klan.

Town officials said she has a right to fly the flag and the town won’t force her to bring it down.

“While we understand the woman has a legal right to fly that flag, we want to call public attention to it, so that people will think twice about trying to do something like that again,” said Councilman Aaron Brown, who represents the district.

1 posted on 10/14/2010 6:26:14 AM PDT by Rebeleye
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To: Rebeleye

Some of those “tolerant” types have proven they are willing to kill people over the Confederate flag.


2 posted on 10/14/2010 6:27:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The only stable state is one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
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To: Rebeleye

Good thing the town doesn’t have any real problems and so many people have all this time for such trivia.


3 posted on 10/14/2010 6:28:31 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: Rebeleye

Idiots. If they don’t like it they don’t have to look at it.


4 posted on 10/14/2010 6:28:41 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Rebeleye

I have never seen a Confederate flag in any lynching photos. The Klan didn’t begin using the Confederate flag until the mid 1950’s.


5 posted on 10/14/2010 6:29:23 AM PDT by Rebeleye (retired veteran)
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To: Rebeleye

They want the woman beaten and the house burned down to make her an object lesson no doubt.

How about they march against people flying the Mexican flag?


6 posted on 10/14/2010 6:32:22 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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To: Rebeleye
“While we understand the woman has a legal right to fly that flag, we want to call public attention to it, so that people will think twice about trying to do something like that again,” said Councilman Aaron Brown, who represents the district.

Notice how liberals, most of whom support the building of the victory mosque in NY, suddenly take this tack when the subject has to do with a Confederate flag.

7 posted on 10/14/2010 6:32:42 AM PDT by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Do you think the story would be a little different if people were massing in front of a house to protst a rainbow flag?


8 posted on 10/14/2010 6:33:42 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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To: Rebeleye

People who live in the neighborhood said they understand that some people consider it heritage, but to them the connection is to slavery, lynchings and the Ku Klux Klan. .....................................................................................I guess one could say the same about the Betsy Ross Flag. The 13 colonies weren’t anti slavery at that point. Other than the KKK not being present at that time, the slavery and lynchings probably were. ????


9 posted on 10/14/2010 6:35:20 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (The candidate they smear the most is the one they fear the most.)
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To: Rebeleye

If I were Annie, I would tell them to go pound sand.


10 posted on 10/14/2010 6:35:30 AM PDT by AlexW
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Ugh!

Why dont some of these folks try flying the original stars and bars if they really need a CSA flag.

It’s not only more thoughtful, because it was the national flag of the place, but it will thoroughly confuse lefties whom will see it as just some redesigned U.S. flag, and wont know to protest it.

I love to fly cool and unique flags, but I’m very careful and thoughtful when it comes to which ones I use because of stuff like this. I wont even use the flag of Japan because I really dont want to offend some of our WW2 veterans. Even the flag of the Hong Kong SAR, even though it is a very nicely design flag, will never be used.


11 posted on 10/14/2010 6:35:56 AM PDT by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: Rebeleye
People who live in the neighborhood said they understand that some people consider it heritage, but to them the connection is to slavery, lynchings and the Ku Klux Klan.

So why do you think your interpretation should trump? And if we are going to talk racial crap lets talk more current events shall we?

12 posted on 10/14/2010 6:36:46 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Altura Ct.

What about the famous “rainbow” flag....? Can I protest that one then?


13 posted on 10/14/2010 6:39:05 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
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To: Rebeleye
MarchersWelfare Moms, Credit Earning Students and other paid Govt Moochers to protest homeowner's Confederate flag.

There. Fixed it.

14 posted on 10/14/2010 6:44:30 AM PDT by Seruzawa (If you agree with the French raise your hand - If you are French raise both hands.)
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To: Rebeleye
Personally, I don't see anything offensive about it...at all!


15 posted on 10/14/2010 6:45:10 AM PDT by gunnyg (WE ARE BEHIND "ENEMY WITHIN" LINES, SURROUNDED, Our 'Novembers' Are Gone,,,So Few Can "grok" It.)
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To: Rebeleye
Prior to the 1950-1960’s the Confederate battle flag was flown by Southern blacks as a protest against the Klan who used the American flag . The Confederate flag was demonized by the Northern press during the “civil rights movement. Attacking the Battle flag is an insult to the approximately 60-70 thousand black officers and enlisted personal that served in the integrated Confederate army.
16 posted on 10/14/2010 6:47:36 AM PDT by omegadawn (qualified)
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To: Rebeleye

Some people really need to get a life.


17 posted on 10/14/2010 6:48:22 AM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: Rebeleye

There are two flying on my street and occasionally three when I fly mine. ;) I don’t hate black people but I do love my southern heritage.

The Klan has also misused crosses and bibles, should those also be banned?


18 posted on 10/14/2010 6:48:38 AM PDT by TSgt (Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho - 44th and current President of the United States)
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To: pnh102
Some people really need to get a life.
It's a simple and obvious comment, and probably the first thing that came to all our minds as we read this story.

But you posted it, and it made me laugh.

Thanks.

19 posted on 10/14/2010 6:50:58 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: Rebeleye

Annie should now hoist the Gadsden and the Jolly Roger American Revolution flags to really torque their bolts.


20 posted on 10/14/2010 6:53:56 AM PDT by BocoLoco
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