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.
Some of those “tolerant” types have proven they are willing to kill people over the Confederate flag.
Good thing the town doesn’t have any real problems and so many people have all this time for such trivia.
Idiots. If they don’t like it they don’t have to look at it.
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.
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?
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.
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. ????
If I were Annie, I would tell them to go pound sand.
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?
There. Fixed it.
Some people really need to get a life.
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?
Annie should now hoist the Gadsden and the Jolly Roger American Revolution flags to really torque their bolts.
>> The move outraged neighbors
The Obama voting race exists in a permanent state of outrage. After all, the ability to express rage at every real or perceived slight is one of the few reliable skillz they possess.
“so that people will think twice about trying to do something like that again”
Says it all....
Mosey should have read as Nosey.My damn big fingers got in the way.
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,
Meaning you folks are a bunch of intolertant bullies. Scare anyone else who might try to exercise their rights. Boo!
Pretty small town hall??