“It is about history,” one female protester told reporters. “It’s not about racism at all because both black men as well as white men stood side by side. They fought together for the beliefs that they believed in.”
Images of the protest soon began appearing across social media platforms.
Tulsa World chronicled some of the local Twitter reaction to the protest, revealing it to be overwhelmingly negative.
Protesters were described as “a—holes” and “idiots,” with one critic threatening to move in the wake of the demonstration. Proponents of the flag, however, were not deterred.
“We’re not gonna stand down from our heritage,” Johnson said. “You know, this flag’s not racist. And I know a lot of people think it is; but it’s really not. It’s just a southern thing – that’s it.”
Stephanie Edge described the gathering as “a rally for the battle flag,” adding that it “is not a protest.”
Another participant, Alyssa Pollack, sympathized with those who associate the flag with oppression; however, she concluded that soldiers of many races died fighting under it and that it should be remembered.
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This post originally appeared on Western Journalism – Equipping You With The Truth
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