Massive confederate flag flies again near I-75
For the 2nd time this month, a massive confederate flag was raised near a well-traveled highway intersection, for all drivers to see.
The Sons of the Confederate Veterans, a local southern Heritage group, raised the 30 foot by 50 foot flag during a ceremony at 8 am this morning. They plan to fly the flag until around 3 pm, then will take it down again.
A group of onlookers traveled past the flag, located on the group's property off US 92, which could be seen by drivers at the I-4/I-75 intersection.
SCV member Marion Lambert says they are still building a memorial to confederate veterans, both white and black, on their property where the flag sits. Once it is complete sometime in July, the flag will fly daily, he said. Lambert insists, the flag is not a racist statement but a piece of history.
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The Sons of the Confederate Veterans, a local southern Heritage group, raised the 30 foot by 50 foot flag during a ceremony at 8 am this morning. They plan to fly the flag until around 3 pm, then will take it down again.
A group of onlookers traveled past the flag, located on the group's property off US 92, which could be seen by drivers at the I-4/I-75 intersection.
SCV member Marion Lambert says they are still building a memorial to confederate veterans, both white and black, on their property where the flag sits. Once it is complete sometime in July, the flag will fly daily, he said. Lambert insists, the flag is not a racist statement but a piece of history.