Debate flies over Confederate flag in Rockbridge County (VA)
Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2015 6:45 pm
Updated: 6:46 pm, Thu Jul 23, 2015.
By Laurence Hammack
FAIRFIELD — Raymond Agnor’s gigantic Confederate battle flag, the size of a backyard swimming pool, hung limply from its 80-foot pole on a windless summer day.
From its spot on Billboard Hill just off Interstate 81, the flag is easily visible to thousands of passing motorists. And it flies just north of Lexington, a city rich in Civil War history where displays of the battle flag rubbed a sore spot long before they became a national issue ...
Even on days when a strong breeze raised its profile, Agnor’s flag did not provoke a ruckus — until last week, when he purchased a newspaper advertisement that ran on page 5 of the The News-Gazette in Lexington.
“About the Confederate Flag,” the ad stated. “Because of all the trouble the democrats and black race are causing, I place this ad. No black people or democrats are allowed on my property until further notice” ...
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