Sign this petition to keep the confederate flag a part of Southern History in Carroll County
"No matter what you think of the Confederate Flag and any messages it may carry – heritage not hate, or blatant racism – no one can deny that the symbol of the Old South is coming down all across Dixie. It has come down from the South Carolina State Capitol Building. Virginia’s Governor has removed it from license plates. Several major retailers are doing away with the “stars and bars.”
Some say it is a kneejerk reaction to the tragedy in Charleston, S.C. in which a white man gunned down and killed nine African-American churchgoers. Others say the tragedy is simply just the impetus for a change that has been long overdue. Regardless, the conversation is starting to heat up in Carroll County of what should be done about the Confederate Flag.
The debate actually circles back to 10 years ago when the Carroll County Board of Supervisors voted to allow the Confederate Flag and other American War-era flags to be flown on 15-20 different dates throughout the year at the Historic Carroll County Courthouse. Local historian Gary Marshall vehemently opposed the decision at that time. Now he contends is the time Carroll County needs to join others across the south in taking down a symbol he says is blatantly racist." -The Carroll News
If you believe that Carroll County should stand their ground and come to the realization that this flag is still a sign of Southern pride and a mark on American history then please sign this petition! If you would like Carroll County to stand up for respecting our past then please join with me? please don't let Carroll County falter to the level of changing our ways just because everything is changing around us! Don't let us be just another County who did what was "expected" of us
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July 2, 2015
The momentum we are seeing now proves that people in this county are not ready to let our history be erased without a fight. It has been a draining road so far but seeing this level of engagement reminds me why I started this in the first place.
Reached 100 supporters
July 2, 2015
43 Comments
Keep the flag waving...It's not a racist flag....It's our Memorial to the people that served in the civil war. ..
Keep the Confederate Flag alive, the flag isn't racist it's people who are racist! Trying to take the Confederate Flag down won't stop racism, only people can do that so stop blaming the flag!
My family was here in carroll county va. Long before the civil war. I had 4 great ggrandparents in the civil war. When i see the Confederate monument i think of them long ago here at the court house taking the oath to fight against the northern agression against the south. I also see them taking the oath to stand up for the United States after the war. Keep the statue
Stop trying to take away our heratige!!!! This flag is for the shoulders that died defending us we should not turn our backs on it because of someone else's mental health issues!!!!!
I say we save the flag, it's heritage not hate, look in Georgia and you'll find plenty of black people saying the same thing
Keep it and all of our Southern Heritage! All Confederate symbols.
keep the flag
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Sign this petition to keep the confederate flag a part of Southern History in Carroll County
"No matter what you think of the Confederate Flag and any messages it may carry – heritage not hate, or blatant racism – no one can deny that the symbol of the Old South is coming down all across Dixie. It has come down from the South Carolina State Capitol Building. Virginia’s Governor has removed it from license plates. Several major retailers are doing away with the “stars and bars.”
Some say it is a kneejerk reaction to the tragedy in Charleston, S.C. in which a white man gunned down and killed nine African-American churchgoers. Others say the tragedy is simply just the impetus for a change that has been long overdue. Regardless, the conversation is starting to heat up in Carroll County of what should be done about the Confederate Flag.
The debate actually circles back to 10 years ago when the Carroll County Board of Supervisors voted to allow the Confederate Flag and other American War-era flags to be flown on 15-20 different dates throughout the year at the Historic Carroll County Courthouse. Local historian Gary Marshall vehemently opposed the decision at that time. Now he contends is the time Carroll County needs to join others across the south in taking down a symbol he says is blatantly racist." -The Carroll News
If you believe that Carroll County should stand their ground and come to the realization that this flag is still a sign of Southern pride and a mark on American history then please sign this petition! If you would like Carroll County to stand up for respecting our past then please join with me? please don't let Carroll County falter to the level of changing our ways just because everything is changing around us! Don't let us be just another County who did what was "expected" of us
Updates
July 2, 2015
The momentum we are seeing now proves that people in this county are not ready to let our history be erased without a fight. It has been a draining road so far but seeing this level of engagement reminds me why I started this in the first place.
Reached 100 supporters
July 2, 2015
43 Comments
Carroll county has always been my home!! I am proud of my heritage !! And it really saddens me to see it turned into something it is not!! Let our history fly!!!
Keep the flag waving...It's not a racist flag....It's our Memorial to the people that served in the civil war. ..
Keep the Confederate Flag alive, the flag isn't racist it's people who are racist! Trying to take the Confederate Flag down won't stop racism, only people can do that so stop blaming the flag!
My family was here in carroll county va. Long before the civil war. I had 4 great ggrandparents in the civil war. When i see the Confederate monument i think of them long ago here at the court house taking the oath to fight against the northern agression against the south. I also see them taking the oath to stand up for the United States after the war. Keep the statue
Stop trying to take away our heratige!!!! This flag is for the shoulders that died defending us we should not turn our backs on it because of someone else's mental health issues!!!!!
I say we save the flag, it's heritage not hate, look in Georgia and you'll find plenty of black people saying the same thing
Keep it and all of our Southern Heritage! All Confederate symbols.
keep the flag
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Carroll county has always been my home!! I am proud of my heritage !! And it really saddens me to see it turned into something it is not!! Let our history fly!!!