Confederate flag's lasting impact seen through 2 women
By Jud Burgess / Guest columnist
Posted: 08/16/2015 12:00:00 AM MDT
... Several years ago, Caddell, who is white, moved to Brownsville ... One of the first things on her to-do list was to string up a Confederate battle flag on a pole in her front yard along with a "No Trespassing" sign ... Caddell, a card-carrying Republican with Tea Party sensibilities, insists she isn't racist, but is motivated by keeping her family history roots alive ... Blacks in the area have made every effort to get Caddell to keep her sentiments to herself rather than continually taunt them ... They've marched and petitioned, got the NAACP involved, they even built high wooden fences on both sides of her home with the permission of her adjacent neighbors. She promptly flew her flag on a taller flagpole ...
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