Nashville restaurant removes Confederate flag artwork
NASHVILLE -- Nashville's Acme Feed & Seed has removed a piece of artwork that features an image of the Confederate flag amid criticism aimed at the establishment and one of its investors, mayoral candidate Charles Robert Bone.
Bone had requested its removal after an anonymous Facebook page surfaced with a photo of him doctored to appear next to the artwork at issue — a painting inside the Lower Broadway restaurant and bar that includes a cartoon caricature of a woman wearing Confederate flag bikini bottoms.
"This is offensive and should have no place in Nashville!" the Web page reads.
Acme Feed & Seed owner Tom Morales confirmed its removal in a statement to The Tennessean on Saturday.
"In light of the recent events, Acme Feed & Seed has removed the piece of artwork so as not to confuse anyone about Acme's, our investors' and our supporters' commitment to all people of Nashville," Morales said.
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