Well, according to the Nov. 11th WVLT TV in Knoxville, the SCV group showed up at Knoxville's Veterans Day parade, with their flag, and were still denied to march in it. H. K. Edgerton, the black man who belongs to the SCV and heads the Southern Legal Resource Center was also there. He said, "For these folks in the City of Knoxville to deny the SCV and here in the Southland of America the right to participate...is the worst thing I've ever known in my life."
As you can guess, there were quite a few comments and even a poll as to whether the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) should have been allowed to march with their flag. That ended with 88.1% saying yes.
One good comment from Shauna in Atlanta, "As an African-American, I think it was unreasonable to not allow the soldiers to fly the flag. They are "CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS." I'm able to distinguish what's racist and what's not and this is clearly denying these soldiers exercise their 1st Amendment rights. I don't agree with everything a confederate flag stands for, but give these soldiers a break, dang!"
The American Legion stands by its rule that only American or Tennessee flags can be flown in the parade.
It's Just Too Bad. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
