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TexasTowelie

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Wed Jul 5, 2017, 01:55 AM Jul 2017

Confederate flag left at NAACP leader's home

“I think it’s one more effort to intimidate people who stand up for civil rights,” said Evelyn Foxx’s walking partner, Meg Niederhofer.

Alachua County NAACP chapter president Evelyn Foxx awoke Monday morning to a Confederate flag left on her lawn, Gainesville police reported.

Police are investigating and ask that anyone with information call detectives at 352-393-7670.

Foxx, 66, walked out of her house around 6:30 a.m. to meet her walking partner, Meg Niederhofer, for a morning stroll.

Read more: http://www.gainesville.com/news/20170703/confederate-flag-left-at-naacp-leaders-home

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