“Battle Flag
Still an Issue in
Lexington
A group that was denied permission to fly
the Confederate battle flag from utility poles in Lexington has all but
guaranteed that no other flag, aside from the American flag and Virginia flag,
will be flown in the city.
It’s
one more example of the narrow-minded approach to civic life by the local
chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. They refuse to understand that the
battle flag is a polarizing image to many people, including African-Americans
for whom it is a symbol of racism and oppression and that it stands for a
defense of slavery."
(See our LTTE response
below)
CALL TO ACTION!
Join the Va Flaggers as we take to the streets of Lexington on the
Lee-Jackson Holiday - Friday, January 17th and Lee-Jackson Day, Saturday,
January 18th- to celebrate the Lee-Jackson State Holiday, honor our heroes, and
protest the Lexington City Council's discriminatory flag ban, which was passed
to prohibit the display of Confederate Flags from flag stands on City light
poles to honor Lee and Jackson during the Holiday.
We will meet at Stonewall Jackson Cemetery Friday, January 17th at 10:00 a.m. to receive literature, instruction, and maps. Lunch on your own (OUTSIDE of Lexington*). Flag all day. Dinner at 5:30 (Berky's restaurant) and back to town for a Confederate Picture show after dark. ;) We will be on Main Street flagging all day, so join us any time you can, for as long as you can.
We will meet at Stonewall Jackson Cemetery Friday, January 17th at 10:00 a.m. to receive literature, instruction, and maps. Lunch on your own (OUTSIDE of Lexington*). Flag all day. Dinner at 5:30 (Berky's restaurant) and back to town for a Confederate Picture show after dark. ;) We will be on Main Street flagging all day, so join us any time you can, for as long as you can.
Saturday, we will attend the memorial service at Stonewall Jackson Cemetery (meet at Cemetery at 10:00 a.m.) and then march as a unit in the parade (11:15 a.m.), and attend the RE Lee Memorial Service (12:00 p.m.). Lunch (OUTSIDE of Lexington*) on your own,and then back to town for MORE FLAGGING! ALL Confederates are welcome to join us in the parade or ANY or all of the activities! All that is required is a Confederate flag, a desire to honor our ancestors, and a smile!
*We support and a TOTAL BOYCOTT OF LEXINGTON, encourage
all to do the same, and ask that everyone let the merchants and civic officials
know why you will not be spending a dime while there.
The countdown is on! Will you STAND and be counted?!?!?!
RETURN
the
flags!
RESTORE
the
honor!
Susan
Hathaway
Va Flaggers
Va Flaggers
1-8-2014
Dear Editor,
Three flags were the cause of dispute in Lexington, which resulted in the much contested Flag Ban law instituted on September 1st, 2011: the General Lee's Headquarters flag, the 2nd National Confederate Banner, and the Virginia State Flag of 1861.
Your editorial incorrectly ascribes the Battle Flag as the sole cause.
The Virginia State flag was born in April, 1861, and her first 4 years were used to guide Virginia troops to defend Virginia soil.
The Lee's HQ flag was used to designate the command center of Lee, and very closely resembles the current Georgia State flag. Washington and Lee University bears his name, as does Lee Chapel.
The 2nd National Banner was first used to drape the casket of General Stonewall Jackson. He made VMI famous.
Lexington was the final home for both Lee and Jackson. They made Lexington what it is today, and the Commonwealth of Virginia recognizes both of these great men with the annual Lee-Jackson State Holiday. The use of those three flags are most appropriate to celebrate the holiday, as was the original intent in January 2011.
Folks may disagree over the Battle Flag, but it was a great disservice to the readers of your newspaper to attempt to heighten passions where none should exist, by claiming the Battle Flag was an issue in Lexington City Council's flag ban ordinance.
Dear Editor,
Three flags were the cause of dispute in Lexington, which resulted in the much contested Flag Ban law instituted on September 1st, 2011: the General Lee's Headquarters flag, the 2nd National Confederate Banner, and the Virginia State Flag of 1861.
Your editorial incorrectly ascribes the Battle Flag as the sole cause.
The Virginia State flag was born in April, 1861, and her first 4 years were used to guide Virginia troops to defend Virginia soil.
The Lee's HQ flag was used to designate the command center of Lee, and very closely resembles the current Georgia State flag. Washington and Lee University bears his name, as does Lee Chapel.
The 2nd National Banner was first used to drape the casket of General Stonewall Jackson. He made VMI famous.
Lexington was the final home for both Lee and Jackson. They made Lexington what it is today, and the Commonwealth of Virginia recognizes both of these great men with the annual Lee-Jackson State Holiday. The use of those three flags are most appropriate to celebrate the holiday, as was the original intent in January 2011.
Folks may disagree over the Battle Flag, but it was a great disservice to the readers of your newspaper to attempt to heighten passions where none should exist, by claiming the Battle Flag was an issue in Lexington City Council's flag ban ordinance.
Thanks
and God Bless
Billy Bearden
Billy Bearden
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