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Live Periscope from Greene County, Tenn., council vote to fly Confederate flag
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1nAJEvBwODvxLBackground: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/19/us/rebel-flag-tennessee-county/
... Now, more than 150 years later, Greene County, Tennessee, is once again ruffling feathers on matters pertaining to the long-gone Confederacy. This time, however, the rebellious county just might turn the historical tables and for the first time fly the Rebel flag. The county commission will vote Monday on a resolution to fly the controversial banner above its county courthouse.