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Mon Jul 20, 2015, 05:37 PM Jul 2015

Confederate flag enthusiasts rally at Grayson County Courthouse

By: Sean Larsen
Posted: Mon 12:19 PM, Jul 20, 2015

SHERMAN, Texas -- In response to an online petition to take down the confederate monument at the Grayson County Courthouse, about 15 people are rallying on Monday, saying that these monuments and flags that have been at the center of national controversy are part of American history ...

They made a point to say they have no racist intentions.

But people passing by weren't so sure, and made a point to ask them what their intentions were.

"Can't we all just get along?" Terrell Hughes, who was not part of the demonstration, asked. "We're all here in America together. We have to live with each other. Our children have to go to school together" ...


http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/Grayson-County-Courthouse-rally-draws-Confederate-flag-enthusiasts-317569261.html

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