Confederate groups rally behind battle flag in Christmas parade

[struggle4progress]

Posted: Friday, December 11, 2015 11:30 pm
By Matt Chittum and Tiffany Stevens The Roanoke Times

Confederate groups boldly waved dozens of battle flags during Friday night’s Christmas parade in downtown Roanoke — a move protested by Roanoke NAACP members and representatives from Roanoke’s Democratic Committee.

The parade ... was organized by Downtown Roanoke Inc. under contract with the city. Jaime Clark, spokeswoman for the DRI, said that the number of parade entrants is supposed to be capped at 100 ...

About 30 minutes after the parade began, the Virginia Society Order of the Confederate Rose headed a lengthy band of Confederate-themed organizations comprising mostly white members. The procession also included the Sons of Confederate Veterans 28th Virginia Infantry Camp and the Bedford Rifle Grays ...

Late Wednesday, Roanoke’s Democratic Committee announced ... that its executive committee voted unanimously to pull out of the parade ...

http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/roanoke/roanoke-democrats-naacp-to-protest-confederate-flag-in-christmas-parade/article_118a9304-bc83-5e78-a0ba-3dbcf0fd3edd.html

[Cyrano]

1. White men with white sheets

They may have left the sheets at home, but we know who they are.

The next to last paragraph mentions "the Bedford Rifle Grays." Nathan Bedford Forrest founded the KKK, so draw your own conclusion regarding this particular group.

Is seems that these people will never go away. They're like roaches.

I hate to say this, but perhaps it will take another century.