Counter-event planned for Confederate flag day in Gettysburg

[struggle4progress]

By Barbara Miller
on March 02, 2016 at 11:07 AM

... Scott Hancock, associate professor for history and Africana studies at Gettysburg College, said he has received a permit to gather with signs offering a countering view to the Private J. W. Culp Camp Sons of the Confederate Veterans, who are holding the Confederate Flag Day event ...

"As a historian, I find most of the supporters of the Confederate flag present a history that's just bad history. It leaves things out, it's a selective history. I think it's important to educate the public" ...

The Rev. Dave Hunter of the Unitarian Universalists of Gettysburg said ... "My view of the flag is it stands for slavery" ...

http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/03/counter-event_planned_for_conf.html

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

1. How about "this is where you got your rebel asses kicked" day?

[LiberalEsto]

2. This is great!