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struggle4progress

(118,379 posts) Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:02 PM Jul 2015

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Vollwerth Company removes Confederate flag off packaging

by Aleah Hordges
Posted: 22 mins ago

... The Vollwerth sausage company in Hancock recently found itself in the middle of that debate. Its Rebel Hot Polish sausage originally had the Confederate flag on its packaging ... The company has now removed the flag and changed the name to Polish Sausage ...

http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=1231042#.VacQLSpVhHw

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Vollwerth Company removes Confederate flag off packaging (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2015 OP

Good HassleCat Jul 2015 #1

why was it on there in the first place Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #2

Histry an hertige? Might could be sumbuddies great-granpappy et sausage struggle4progress Jul 2015 #3

I hear they're changing the name of Rebel Yell whiskey in lieu of this NightWatcher Jul 2015 #4

Someone should review all the 'anti-civil rights flag' logos- that started about 1960 Sunlei Jul 2015 #5

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

1. Good

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:05 PM

Jul 2015

As a lover of Polish sausage, brats, and all related tubes stuffed with mystery meat, I don't feel the need for any rebel involvement.

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

2. why was it on there in the first place

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:27 PM

Jul 2015

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)

3. Histry an hertige? Might could be sumbuddies great-granpappy et sausage

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:53 PM

Jul 2015

near a confedrit flag onct

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

4. I hear they're changing the name of Rebel Yell whiskey in lieu of this

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:54 PM

Jul 2015

I wonder who will buy and drink something called Paint Thinner.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

5. Someone should review all the 'anti-civil rights flag' logos- that started about 1960

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:00 PM

Jul 2015

South Carolina State building put up their racist flag in 1962.

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