Resolution to fly Confederate flag fails approval (NC)

[struggle4progress]

By Zora Stephenson
Published: February 15, 2016, 5:48 pm
Updated: February 15, 2016, 6:49 pm

KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) – The debate over flying the national Confederate flag for a day of observance came to a halt in Lenoir County.

Monday was the last time commissioners were scheduled to meet before March 4th. That’s when the Sons of Confederate Veterans want to fly the National Consecrate Flag at the courthouse.

But a new resolution failed to be approved for that to happen.

Commissioners spent 45 minutes listening to people argue for and against the flying of the flag. Six people took to the podium to voice their opinions ...

http://wnct.com/2016/02/15/resolution-to-fly-confederate-flag-fails-approval/

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Hell, that's progress, for the state.

Sounds as if politicos are keeping a tuned ear to the metrics of the issue.

[Laxman]

2. This Is An Interesting Turn Of Events....

North Carolina, despite sending the most troops by number to fight for the Confederacy, was never really a hard core confederate state-or rather I should say not a unified confederate state since the secessionists were certainly hard core, just not the sole voice in the state. One of the last state's to succeed, they had originally voted to remain in the Union (along with Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas) when the first 7 states rebelled. They sent over 15,000 troops to fight for the Union during the war. The counties up in the mountains in the western part of the state and the counties along the coast were particularly divided about joining the confederacy. It seems those divisions still persist today.